This graph shows the share of respondents who said the doctor was their first call for a health confidant, according to a survey conducted in May and September 2015, by age. It was found that 58 percent of those aged 65 and older said the doctor was their first call for a health confidant, compared to just 25 percent of those aged 18 to 34 years.
Percentage of patients who said the doctor was their first call for a health confidant as of 2015, by age
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Zocdoc. (November 10, 2015). Percentage of patients who said the doctor was their first call for a health confidant as of 2015, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/595820/patient-first-confidant-doctor/
Zocdoc. "Percentage of patients who said the doctor was their first call for a health confidant as of 2015, by age." Chart. November 10, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/595820/patient-first-confidant-doctor/
Zocdoc. (2015). Percentage of patients who said the doctor was their first call for a health confidant as of 2015, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/595820/patient-first-confidant-doctor/
Zocdoc. "Percentage of Patients Who Said The Doctor Was Their First Call for a Health Confidant as of 2015, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/595820/patient-first-confidant-doctor/
Zocdoc, Percentage of patients who said the doctor was their first call for a health confidant as of 2015, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/595820/patient-first-confidant-doctor/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Percentage of patients who said the doctor was their first call for a health confidant as of 2015, by age [Graph], Zocdoc, November 10, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/595820/patient-first-confidant-doctor/