This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in February 2017. U.S. adults were asked if they ever heard of opioids, by age group. Some 53 percent of respondents aged between 18 and 29 years stated that they know what opioids are.
Percentage of U.S. adults who ever heard of opioids as of 2017, by age group
Characteristic
18 to 29 years
30 to 44 years
45 to 59 years
60 years and older
Yes, I know what opioids are
53%
56%
60%
58%
I have heard of it, but I am not sure what exactly it is
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Statista Survey. (February 10, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who ever heard of opioids as of 2017, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/674114/us-adults-who-ever-heard-of-opioids-by-age-group/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. adults who ever heard of opioids as of 2017, by age group." Chart. February 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/674114/us-adults-who-ever-heard-of-opioids-by-age-group/
Statista Survey. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who ever heard of opioids as of 2017, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/674114/us-adults-who-ever-heard-of-opioids-by-age-group/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Ever Heard of Opioids as of 2017, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/674114/us-adults-who-ever-heard-of-opioids-by-age-group/
Statista Survey, Percentage of U.S. adults who ever heard of opioids as of 2017, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/674114/us-adults-who-ever-heard-of-opioids-by-age-group/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who ever heard of opioids as of 2017, by age group [Graph], Statista Survey, February 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/674114/us-adults-who-ever-heard-of-opioids-by-age-group/
