This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. respondents that treated their back pain using select methods within the past 12 months as of 2017, by generation. According to the data, 86.1 percent of the Silent Generation that had back problems treated their back pain with over-the-counter medication.
Percentage of U.S. respondents that treated their back pain using select methods as of 2017, by generation
Characteristic
Silent generation
Baby boomers
Generation X
Millennials
Over-the-counter pain medication, such as Aleve or Advil
Original Question: "How did you treat the back pain? (Up to two responses accepted per respondent)"
Those who experienced back pain in the past 12 months.
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Truven Health Analytics, & NPR. (May 12, 2017). Percentage of U.S. respondents that treated their back pain using select methods as of 2017, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/749811/methods-of-back-pain-treatment-among-us-residents-by-generation/
Truven Health Analytics, und NPR. "Percentage of U.S. respondents that treated their back pain using select methods as of 2017, by generation." Chart. May 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/749811/methods-of-back-pain-treatment-among-us-residents-by-generation/
Truven Health Analytics, NPR. (2017). Percentage of U.S. respondents that treated their back pain using select methods as of 2017, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/749811/methods-of-back-pain-treatment-among-us-residents-by-generation/
Truven Health Analytics, and NPR. "Percentage of U.S. Respondents That Treated Their Back Pain Using Select Methods as of 2017, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/749811/methods-of-back-pain-treatment-among-us-residents-by-generation/
Truven Health Analytics & NPR, Percentage of U.S. respondents that treated their back pain using select methods as of 2017, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/749811/methods-of-back-pain-treatment-among-us-residents-by-generation/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. respondents that treated their back pain using select methods as of 2017, by generation [Graph], Truven Health Analytics, & NPR, May 12, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/749811/methods-of-back-pain-treatment-among-us-residents-by-generation/
