Survey: 84.8% of Social Media Users Engage With Health Content, Despite Widespread Mistrust
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Jennifer Henderson
7d ago· 4 min readenNews
Summary
A survey of over 7,000 adults found that 87.8% use social media, and among those, 84.8% engage with health-related content by sharing personal or general health information. However, a majority of respondents believed the health information they encountered on social media was false or misleading, highlighting a significant trust gap despite high engagement levels.
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bskySurvey: 84.8% of Social Media Users Engage With Health Content, Despite Widespread Mistrustmedpagetoday.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledOut of over 7,000 adults, 87.8% reported using social media, and among those, engagement with health-related content was common, with 84.8% sharing personal or general health information.
Though a majority thought the information they found was false or misleading.
Though a majority thought the information they found was false or misleading
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