The Pew Internet Project's latest survey of American adults, conducted in association with the California HealthCare Foundation, revealed that 17 percent of cell phone users look up health or medical information on their device.
This is especially popular among cell owners age 18 to 29. In fact, 29 percent of this demographic have done such searches.
Many consumers also have health-related apps on their smartphones to get nutrition information, count calories, calculate body mass index and learn new exercises, the survey found.
Cell phone users between 18‐29 years old are more likely than older cell owners to use mobile health apps: 15 percent do so, compared with eight percent of cell users ages 30‐49.
Nine percent of all cell owners have apps on their phones that help them track or manage their health.
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