Are You A Cyberchondriac?
Aug 10th, 2010 | By admin | Category: FeaturedAccording to a new Harris Poll, the number of Americans going online for health information — dubbed cyberchondriacs — is up significantly.
The survey found that the number of cyberchondriacs jumped from 154 million in 2009 to 175 million this year. This represents 88% of the US online population, the highest percentage and the largest year-over-year increase since Harris began tracking this data.
The research also revealed that the frequency with which online health info seekers use the web has increased, and satisfaction levels are rising. Some 32% of online adults said they look for health information “often,” compared with just 22% last year. Only 9% said they were unsuccessful in finding what they wanted and even fewer (8%) said the information they found wasn’t reliable.
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Cyberchondriacs Becoming Empowered Health Information Seekers
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