This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in February 2017. U.S. adults were asked if they ever heard of opioids. In total, 57 percent of respondents stated that they know what opioids are.
Percentage of U.S. adults who ever heard of opioids as of 2017
Characteristic
Total
Female
Male
Yes, I know what opioids are
57%
60%
54%
I have heard of it, but I am not sure what exactly it is
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Statista Survey. (February 10, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who ever heard of opioids as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/671766/us-adults-who-ever-heard-of-opioids/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. adults who ever heard of opioids as of 2017." Chart. February 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/671766/us-adults-who-ever-heard-of-opioids/
Statista Survey. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who ever heard of opioids as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/671766/us-adults-who-ever-heard-of-opioids/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Ever Heard of Opioids as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/671766/us-adults-who-ever-heard-of-opioids/
Statista Survey, Percentage of U.S. adults who ever heard of opioids as of 2017 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/671766/us-adults-who-ever-heard-of-opioids/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who ever heard of opioids as of 2017 [Graph], Statista Survey, February 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/671766/us-adults-who-ever-heard-of-opioids/
