According to the survey, women tend to trust information from pharmacy sources more than men do. Age Older Americans age 65-plus tend to consult doctors more frequently than younger individuals. Sixty-six percent of individuals 65 years of age or older speak with a doctor or would speak with a doctor about their prescription medication compared to only 45 percent of adults age 44 and younger. Older individuals are more likely to be taking prescription medications. Seventy-eight percent of adults 45 years of age or older are currently taking a prescription medication compared to 55 percent of adults 44 years of age or younger.
Younger individuals are more receptive to getting prescription drug information from the Internet.
Among respondents, the youngest age group is satisfied with less information about their prescription drugs than older age groups. Education Adults with lower levels of education are more receptive to getting information in book form and less receptive to getting it over the Internet. Seventy-five percent of adults with some college education or more would like information available on the Internet compared to only 57 percent of individuals with no college education. In addition, more frequent prescription drug takers are more active information seekers. The sample is based on a methodology designed to produce a representative sample of the U.S. adult population.