This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in February 2017, by age. U.S. adults were asked how much pressure from the pharma industry they believe physicians are under to prescribe certain drugs to their patients. In total, 15 percent of respondents between the ages of 18 and 29 years felt that the pressure from the pharma industry on doctors is very high, while 12 percent of respondents 60 years and older felt the same.
Percentage of U.S. adults that believe physicians are under pressure from the pharma industry to prescribe certain drugs as of 2017, by age
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Statista Survey. (February 10, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that believe physicians are under pressure from the pharma industry to prescribe certain drugs as of 2017, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696347/us-adults-that-believe-doctors-are-pressured-to-prescribe-certain-drugs-by-age/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. adults that believe physicians are under pressure from the pharma industry to prescribe certain drugs as of 2017, by age." Chart. February 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696347/us-adults-that-believe-doctors-are-pressured-to-prescribe-certain-drugs-by-age/
Statista Survey. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that believe physicians are under pressure from the pharma industry to prescribe certain drugs as of 2017, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696347/us-adults-that-believe-doctors-are-pressured-to-prescribe-certain-drugs-by-age/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Believe Physicians Are under Pressure from The Pharma Industry to Prescribe Certain Drugs as of 2017, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696347/us-adults-that-believe-doctors-are-pressured-to-prescribe-certain-drugs-by-age/
Statista Survey, Percentage of U.S. adults that believe physicians are under pressure from the pharma industry to prescribe certain drugs as of 2017, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696347/us-adults-that-believe-doctors-are-pressured-to-prescribe-certain-drugs-by-age/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults that believe physicians are under pressure from the pharma industry to prescribe certain drugs as of 2017, by age [Graph], Statista Survey, February 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696347/us-adults-that-believe-doctors-are-pressured-to-prescribe-certain-drugs-by-age/
