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Frequency of headaches among adults in the United States 2017, by age

Frequency adults suffered from headaches over the last year in the United States as of 2017, by age

The data displays how often adults in the U.S. suffered from headaches over the last year as of February 2017, by age. It was found that 14 % of respondents aged 18 to 30 years had headaches multiple times a week, compared to 6% of those aged 61 years and older.

Every day	5	4	2	1
Multiple times a week	14	12	9	6
Once a week	15	10	6	3
Multiple times a month	21	23	18	10
Once a month	14	10	13	7
Multiple times a year	17	22	26	24
Once a year	4	6	8	15
Not at all in the last year	7	10	17	33
Prefer not to answer	3	2	1	1

Frequency of headaches among adults in the United States 2017, by age

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