U.S. adults that have searched for key medical information online by age 2012

This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults who have ever looked online for medical information in 2012, sorted by topic and age group. Of those surveyed between the ages of 30 and 49, 17 percent reported looking for information on drug safety or recalls. The internet has become a diagnostic tool for about one-third of adults in the United States. Women and younger adults are more likely than men to use the internet for a possible diagnosis.

本统计数据展示了2012年美国成年人在线查询医疗信息的百分比，数据按主题和年龄段进行分类。在30至49岁之间的受调查者中，有17%的人报告曾搜索药物安全或召回信息。互联网已成为美国约三分之一的成年人的诊断工具。女性及年轻成年人相较于男性更倾向于使用互联网进行可能的诊断。