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Where Do Americans Get Health Information, and What Do They Trust?
Americans value their health – but many face challenges in taking care of it
- Where Do Americans Get Health Information, and What Do They Trust?
- What do Americans want from their health information sources?
- Users of social media and AI chatbots for health information are more likely to say they are convenient than accurate
- Americans value their health – but many face challenges in taking care of it
- Roughly a third of young adults have negative views of their mental health.
In fact, substantial shares say they are putting a lot of effort into taking care of their physical (40%) and mental health (36%).
Americans across racial and ethnic groups give similar ratings of their mental health, yetBlack adults are more likely than other groups to say they put a lot of effort into taking care of their mental health. Over half (54%) of Black adults say they are putting a lot of effort into taking care of their mental health, compared with 32% of White, 38% of Hispanic and 29% of Asian adults. Black adults are also slightly more likely than these groups to say they are putting in a lot of effort into their physical health.
Reasons for putting in effort into taking care of their health
There are many reasons why someone would want to put effort into their health, from following medical advice to looking good. But the most common motivations are practical: lowering their risk of developing health problems (78% say this is a major reason) and to do the things they need to do in their daily lives (70%).
Far smaller shares point to other reasons. About four-in-ten (38%) say looking good physically is a major reason, and 32% say the same for following advice from a health care provider. Few (11%) say that concern about other people judging them is a major reason.
How income shapes health experiences
Research has shown that people with
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