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Perceived causes of headaches among U.S. adults as of 2017, by age

Percentage of U.S. adults who believed select sources were the cause of their headaches as of 2017, by age

The data displays the percentage of adults in the United States who believed select sources were the cause of their headaches as of February 2017, by age. It was found that 41% of respondents aged 18 to 30 years believed their headaches were caused by too much time in front of screens, compared to 25% of those aged 46 to 60 years.

Not enough exercise	12	15	10	12
Too much time spent in front of screens	41	28	25	16
Overweight	9	13	8	0
Genetic predisposition	12	9	6	6
Psychosomatic illness	5	6	2	2
Poor diet	21	22	12	8
Stress	66	59	68	47
Noise	29	23	18	10
Other	3	10	21	21
Don’t know	9	14	12	29
Prefer not to answer	2	2	1	0

Perceived causes of headaches among U.S. adults as of 2017, by age

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