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Amount of time U.S. respondents suffered from back pain as of 2017, by age

Percentage of U.S. respondents that suffered from back pain for select periods of time as of 2017, by age

The data shows the percentage of U.S. respondents that indicated they had back pain for select lengths of time within the past 12 months as of 2017, by age. According to the data, 64.6% of respondents aged 65 years and older reported that they were still dealing with back pain that they had experienced within the past 12 months.

Less than 1 month 37.1 51.8 32.1 26.7
1 to 3 months 11.1 14.2 11 6.1
More than 3 months 5.5 7.1 5.5 2.7
Still dealing with it 46.2 27 51.3 64.6