This statistic displays the frequency that adults tried to self diagnose medical issues in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. A 41 percent share of adults reported self-diagnosing through the internet every few months or less.
Frequency of using the internet to try and self diagnose medical issues for adults in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Every day
6%
Every few days
7%
Every few weeks
13%
Every few months or less
41%
Never
32%
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* The full question reads as follows: "How frequently, if at all, do you do each of the following? Please select the option which comes closest to your average use. Use the internet to try and self-diagnose medical issues"
***Percentages missing or exceeding 100 percent are due to rounding.
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Nesta. (April 26, 2016). Frequency of using the internet to try and self diagnose medical issues for adults in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/605362/average-frequency-of-internet-self-diagnosis-uk/
Nesta. "Frequency of using the internet to try and self diagnose medical issues for adults in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016." Chart. April 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/605362/average-frequency-of-internet-self-diagnosis-uk/
Nesta. (2016). Frequency of using the internet to try and self diagnose medical issues for adults in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/605362/average-frequency-of-internet-self-diagnosis-uk/
Nesta. "Frequency of Using The Internet to Try and Self Diagnose Medical Issues for Adults in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/605362/average-frequency-of-internet-self-diagnosis-uk/
Nesta, Frequency of using the internet to try and self diagnose medical issues for adults in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/605362/average-frequency-of-internet-self-diagnosis-uk/ (last visited April 16, 2025)
Frequency of using the internet to try and self diagnose medical issues for adults in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph], Nesta, April 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/605362/average-frequency-of-internet-self-diagnosis-uk/
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