This survey shows the percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years who would consider asking their health care provider about marijuana if they had a serious health condition that might respond well to it as of 2017. As per the survey, 44 percent of older adults stated that if they had a serious health condition and it might respond well to marijuana then they would definitely ask their health care provider about marijuana.
Percentage of older U.S. adults who would consider asking their health care provider about marijuana if they had a serious health condition as of 2017
older adults from GfK’s web-enabled KnowledgePanel
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: If you had a serious
health condition
that might respond
well to marijuana,
would you
consider asking
your health care
provider about
medical
marijuana?
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IHPI. (April 3, 2018). Percentage of older U.S. adults who would consider asking their health care provider about marijuana if they had a serious health condition as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/857565/asking-about-marijuana-by-older-adults-to-health-care-providers/
IHPI. "Percentage of older U.S. adults who would consider asking their health care provider about marijuana if they had a serious health condition as of 2017." Chart. April 3, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/857565/asking-about-marijuana-by-older-adults-to-health-care-providers/
IHPI. (2018). Percentage of older U.S. adults who would consider asking their health care provider about marijuana if they had a serious health condition as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/857565/asking-about-marijuana-by-older-adults-to-health-care-providers/
IHPI. "Percentage of Older U.S. Adults Who Would Consider Asking Their Health Care Provider about Marijuana If They Had a Serious Health Condition as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/857565/asking-about-marijuana-by-older-adults-to-health-care-providers/
IHPI, Percentage of older U.S. adults who would consider asking their health care provider about marijuana if they had a serious health condition as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/857565/asking-about-marijuana-by-older-adults-to-health-care-providers/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of older U.S. adults who would consider asking their health care provider about marijuana if they had a serious health condition as of 2017 [Graph], IHPI, April 3, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/857565/asking-about-marijuana-by-older-adults-to-health-care-providers/
