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National Survey of Health Information and Communication, 2017, data collection flow.
Tables
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Unweighted Demographic Characteristics of Respondents to the National Survey of Health Information and Communication, 2017 (N = 1,744)
Demographic No. of Respondents % of Respondents Total 1,744 100.0 Age 18 to 34 262 15.3 35 to 54 462 27.0 55 to 64 419 24.5 65 or older 570 33.3 Sex Male 691 40.4 Female 1,018 59.6 Race/Ethnicity White, non-Hispanic 1,253 71.8 Black, non-Hispanic 99 5.7 Hispanic 101 5.8 Other 183 10.5 Refused 108 6.2 Education Less than high school 45 2.7 High school diploma or the equivalent 280 17.0 Some college but not degree 354 21.5 Associate degree in college 183 11.1 Bachelor’s degree 456 27.7 Advanced or postgraduate degree 327 19.9 Have prescription drug coverage with health insurance Yes 1,448 87.9 No 104 6.3 No health insurance 95 5.8 - Table 2.
Questions about Patient-Provider Interactions from the National Survey of Health Information and Communication, 2017 (N = 1,744)
Question or Statement Weighted Percentage of Answer Very Unlikely Somewhat Unlikely Neither Likely Nor Unlikely Somewhat Likely Very Likely If you saw or heard an ad for a drug that treats a medical condition that was bothering you, how likely would you be to talk to your health care provider about the drug? 8.2 5.6 9.7 36.2 40.3 If a health care provider refused to prescribe a brand name drug you asked for, how likely would you be to look for a different health care provider? 33.4 15.4 27.9 18.0 5.3 Disagree strongly Disagree somewhat Neither agree nor disagree Agree somewhat Agree strongly Ads for prescription drugs help me have better discussions with my health care provider about my health. 15.5 12.2 38.0 25.9 8.4 Ads for prescription drugs make it seem like a doctor is not needed to decide whether a drug is right for me. 22.2 18.0 25.0 22.4 12.4 - Table 3.
Questions about Patient-Provider Interactions from the National Survey of Health Information and Communication, 2017 (N = 1,744)
Question or Statement Weighted Percentage of Answer Yes No Do Not Know As a result of seeing or hearing an ad for a prescription drug, have you ever talked with a health care provider about a medical condition or illness that you had not talked to a health care provider about before? 20.1 71.1 8.8 As a result of seeing or hearing an ad for a prescription drug, have you ever talked with a health care provider about a specific prescription drug you saw or heard advertised? 26.1 70.0 3.9 If yes*: Did you specifically ask a health care provider to prescribe the drug you saw or heard advertised? 32.5 63.5 4.0 If yes*: Did the health care provider… Recommend lifestyle changes, such as getting more exercise or changes in diet. 60.0 N/A N/A Give you a prescription for the drug you saw or heard advertised. 16.1 N/A N/A Give you a prescription for a different drug. 21.9 N/A N/A Not give you any prescription at all. 42.6 N/A N/A Prescription drug advertising has caused me to: Talk with my health care provider about symptoms I’ve experienced. 34.6 65.4 N/A Talk with my health care provider about drug side effects I’ve experienced. 27.4 72.6 N/A Question the advice of my health care provider. 16.0 84.0 N/A Experience conflict with a health care provider. 4.8 95.2 N/A ↵* These questions were asked of the subset of respondents who answered “yes” to the question “As a result of seeing or hearing an ad for a prescription drug, have you ever talked with a health care provider about a specific prescription drug you saw or heard advertised?” Percentages reflect the weighted proportion of the subset who gave each response.
