Biggest influences on actions related to health and wellness U.S. 2016 by generation

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 5, 2016
This survey shows the sources that had the most influence on actions related to health and wellness in the United States as of 2016, by generation. It was found that 41 percent of millennials stated that advice from friends and family had the most influence on their actions related to health and wellness, compared to just 23 percent of Boomers.

Sources that had the most influence on actions related to health and wellness in the United States as of 2016, by generation*

CharacteristicMillennialsGen XersBoomers
Advice from doctor(s) or nurse(s) 51% 63% 75%
My own view of how I feel or a decline in my own health 46% 54% 62%
Advice from friends or family 41% 33% 23%
General health websites 26% 27% 24%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents75%75%62%62%23%23%24%24%63%63%54%54%33%33%27%27%51%51%46%46%41%41%26%26%MillennialsGen XersBoomersAdvice from doctor(s) or nurse(s)My own view of how I feel or a decline in my own healthAdvice from friends or familyGeneral health websites
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January 2016

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United States

Survey time period

2016

Number of respondents

2,320 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

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*Figures represent percentage ranking each 1, 2, or 3.

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