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Aug. 7-Sept. 6, 2012 – Health

Our September 2012 Health Tracking survey contains questions used in the reports “Mobile Health 2012,” “Health Online 2013,” “Tracking for Health,” “Family Caregivers are Wired for Health”, and “The Diagnosis Difference”.

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    Tracking for Health

    69% of U.S. adults track a health indicator like weight, diet, exercise routine, or symptom. Of those, half track in their heads, one-third keep notes on paper, and one in five use technology to keep tabs on their health status.

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    Health Online 2013

    35% of U.S. adults have gone online to figure out a medical condition; of these, half followed up with a visit to a medical professional.

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    Mobile Health 2012

    Half of smartphone owners use their devices to get health information and one-fifth of smartphone owners have health apps

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