This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults that have known someone with Lyme disease as of 2017, by region. According to the survey, almost half of respondents from the Northeast stated they had known someone with Lyme disease, compared to 20 percent of respondents in the Midwest. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks to humans. If left untreated, Lyme disease can affect the joints, heart and nervous system.
Percentage of U.S. adults that have known someone who had Lyme disease as of 2017, by region
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Harris Poll. (July 17, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that have known someone who had Lyme disease as of 2017, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/738800/us-adults-that-have-known-someone-that-had-lyme-disease-region/
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. adults that have known someone who had Lyme disease as of 2017, by region." Chart. July 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/738800/us-adults-that-have-known-someone-that-had-lyme-disease-region/
Harris Poll. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that have known someone who had Lyme disease as of 2017, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/738800/us-adults-that-have-known-someone-that-had-lyme-disease-region/
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Have Known Someone Who Had Lyme Disease as of 2017, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/738800/us-adults-that-have-known-someone-that-had-lyme-disease-region/
Harris Poll, Percentage of U.S. adults that have known someone who had Lyme disease as of 2017, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/738800/us-adults-that-have-known-someone-that-had-lyme-disease-region/ (last visited May 09, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults that have known someone who had Lyme disease as of 2017, by region [Graph], Harris Poll, July 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/738800/us-adults-that-have-known-someone-that-had-lyme-disease-region/
