Feeling towards looking after one's health in present vs future

As of 2023, the surveyed population in six countries globally believed it is important to do what they can in ensuring they do not get sick in future. Respondents in Canada had a mean score of 72.4, where 100 equals "paying attention to my health is important and I do what I can to avoid getting sick in the future."

Mean score of respondents on the importance of paying attention to their health now compared to the future as of 2023, by country

Characteristic	Average score out of 100 (0= Focus on today, 100= Do what they can to avoid being sick in future)
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Release date

June 2023

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Region

Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, United States, United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

January 12 to March 10, 2023

Number of respondents

6,021 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Respondents were prompted with: "When weighing up the importance of paying attention to one’s health in the present versus the future, I believe.."
And to answer on a slider scale 1 to 100 with 1 being “Paying attention to my health is important but I focus on today and don’t worry about getting sick in the future” and 100 being “Paying attention to my health is important and I do what I can to avoid getting sick in the future"

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