QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Who Used the Internet in the Past 12 Months to Communicate with a Doctor or Doctor's Office, by Urbanization Level — National Health Interview Survey, United States, July–December 2022

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During July–December 2022, 41.5% of U.S. adults used the Internet in the past 12 months to communicate with a doctor or doctor’s office.
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Authors: Robin A. Cohen, PhD, and Xun Wang, MS

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Bar chart showing U.S. adults used the Internet in the past 12 months to communicate with a doctor or doctor’s office during July-December of 2022.
Bar chart showing U.S. adults used the Internet in the past 12 months to communicate with a doctor or doctor’s office during July-December of 2022.

During July–December 2022, 41.5% of U.S. adults used the Internet in the past 12 months to communicate with a doctor or doctor’s office.

The percentage of adults who used the Internet to communicate with a doctor or doctor’s office was highest among adults living in large central metropolitan (45.9%) and large fringe metropolitan (47.0%) counties, then decreased with decreasing level of urbanization to 26.1% for those living in noncore counties.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7244a5.htm

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.

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