This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in February 2017. U.S. adults who had taken opioids in the last two years were asked if the opioids they took were prescribed or not, by age group. Almost a 100 percent of respondents aged 60 and above stated that the opioids they had consumed in the last two years were prescribed .
Percentage of U.S. adults who consumed prescribed 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
84%
88%
95%
100%
No
16%
11%
5%
0%
prefer not to answer
0%
1%
0%
0%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of persons who had taken opioids84%84%16%16%0%0%88%88%11%11%1%1%95%95%5%5%0%0%100%100%0%0%0%0%18 to 29 years30 to 44 years45 to 59 years60 years and olderYesNoprefer not to answer
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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Statista Survey. (February 10, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who consumed prescribed opioids as of 2017, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/674154/us-adults-who-took-prescribed-opioids-ba-age-group/
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