5. Social Media Cont.
Percent who get health information
from a social networking site – 11%
of SNS users.
Percent who get health information
from Twitter – 8% of Twitter users
6. Health to Go
17% use mobile
phones for health
information
7% have health
apps on their
handheld device
7. Why Is All Of This Important?
60%
40%
Did the information you found online
affect a decision about how to treat
an illness or a condition?
Affected Decision
Did Not Affect
Decision
38% said it affected their decision about
whether to see a doctor or not.
8. Special Thanks…
All data in this presentation comes courtesy of the Pew Internet &
American Life Project
Citation to Specific Presentation:
Rainie, Lee. (2010, October 25). Online Health Seeking: How Social
Networks Can Be Healing Communities. Retrieved from
http://www.pewinternet.org/Presentations/2010/Oct/North-Atlantic-
Health-Science-Libraries.aspx