The Social Life of Health Information

Doctors or other health professionals

47% of internet users look online for information about doctors or other health professionals.

Nearly half (47%) of internet users, or 35% of adults, have turned to the internet for information about doctors or other health professionals.

Some 37% of adults seeking information about doctors (or 20% of all internet users) consulted rankings or reviews online of doctors or other providers. These health information seekers, however, are not likely to post their own reviews of doctors: just 7% of those who looked for information about doctors online (and 4% of all internet users) report posting a review of a doctor online.

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