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"Participants who ever go online to access the Internet or World Wide Web, or to send...
"Participants who ever served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, military Reser...
"Participants who have ever been diagnosed as having cancer, received treatment, and ...
"Participants who have ever heard or read about genetic tests that analyze your DNA, ...
"Participants who went to a doctor, nurse, or other healthcare professional, not coun...
"Participants who went to a doctor, nurse, or other healthcare professional, not coun...
"Participants who, in a typical week, do any physical activity or exercise of at leas...
A third of the people were picked by chance to answer this question
All participants in the survey
All participants who had cancer
All people in the survey
All survey participants
Among women 35 and older without a history of breast cancer, and who have had a mammo...
CATI respondents
Current smokers
Former smokers
Former smokers , People who have smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lives
Half of people who said they now smoke or used to smoke were asked this question
Half of the people were picked by chance to answer this question
Half of the people who said they currently smoke were asked this question
Half the people taking the survey were picked by chance to answer this question
It was all survey participants.
Mail respondents
Men
Men who have discussed the PSA test with their doctors
Men who have had a PSA test
Men who have heard of a PSA test
Men who have not had prostate cancer
Men who have talked to a health care provider about a PSA test
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Participants experienced any health problem related to any dietary supplements they t...
Participants not born in the United States
Participants that experienced any health problem related to any dietary supplements t...
Participants that have seen messages in newspapers or on television in the past 12 mo...
Participants that have seen messages in newspapers or on television that say that a F...
Participants who accessed a family member or close friend's online medical record in ...
Participants who are currently caring for or making health care decisions for someone...
Participants who are currently caring for or making health care decisions for someone...
Participants who are currently on active duty or were on active duty in the past 12 m...
Participants who are currently on or have ever been on active duty.
Participants who are female
Participants who are female, participants who have had a pap test
Participants who are listed as female on their birth certificate
Participants who are male
Participants who are male and who have ever discussed with their doctor whether they ...
Participants who believe that anyone regulates statements from tobacco companies abou...
Participants who currently smoke cigarettes some or every day
Participants who did not access their online medical record in the last 12 months.
Participants who do not believe, or don't know if anyone regulates statements from t...
Participants who do not currently smoke cigarettes
Participants who drank at least one day a week in the past 30 days
Participants who ever go online to access the Internet or World Wide Web, or to send ...
Participants who ever looked for information about cancer from any source
Participants who ever looked for information about health or medical topics from any ...
Participants who had a sunburn at least once in the past 12 months
Participants who had a sunburn in the past 12 months
Participants who had a telehealth visit in the past 12 months
Participants who had ever heard of telephone quitlines or websites for help with quit...
Participants who had no telehealth visits in the past 12 months
Participants who had no telehealth visits in the past 12 months and were offered the ...
Participants who have a tablet computer or smartphone.
Participants who have a tablet or smartphone
Participants who have a tablet or smartphone and have app related to health and welln...
Participants who have accessed any medical records in the past 12 months
Participants who have accessed any medical records in the past 12 months.
Participants who have any online medical records or patient portals
Participants who have any software applications or apps related to health
Participants who have been offered online access to their medical record by a healthc...
Participants who have been offered online access to their medical record by a healthc...
Participants who have ever been diagnosed as having cancer
Participants who have ever been diagnosed as having cancer and received treatment
Participants who have ever been diagnosed as having cancer, received treatment, and f...
Participants who have ever gone on-line to access the Internet or World Wide Web, or ...
Participants who have ever gone on-line to access the Internet or World Wide Web, or ...
Participants who have ever had any genetic tests
Participants who have ever had any genetic tests (question F3)
Participants who have ever heard of HPV
Participants who have ever heard or read about genetic tests that analyze your DNA, d...
Participants who have ever looked for information about health or medical topics and ...
Participants who have ever looked for information about health or medical topics from...
Participants who have ever looked for information about tobacco products from any sou...
Participants who have ever looked for information on electronic cigarettes from any s...
Participants who have ever made a medical decision
Participants who have ever served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, military R...
Participants who have ever smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their entire lives
Participants who have ever smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their entire lives and s...
Participants who have ever used an e-cigarette
Participants who have ever used an e-cigarette, even one or two times.
Participants who have had any type of genetic test
Participants who have had any type of genetic test and expected the laboratory or com...
Participants who have had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage in the past 30...
Participants who have heard of any type of genetic test
Participants who have heard of any type of genetic test and had a genetic test.
Participants who have heard of any type of genetic test.
Participants who have heard of DNA tests.
Participants who have heard of electronic cigarettes.
Participants who have immediate family between the ages of 9 and 27 years old
Participants who have immediate family between the ages of 9 and 27 years old or are ...
Participants who have more than one patient portal or online medical record
Participants who have never been diagnosed as having cancer
Participants who have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their entire life.
Participants who heard about the negative health consequences of drinking alcohol fro...
Participants who know a little bit about palliative care or know what it is and could...
Participants who live in the same household with someone who uses tobacco products.
Participants who no longer smoke cigarettes.
Participants who noticed calorie information listed next to food on a menu or menu bo...
Participants who now smoke cigarettes everyday or some days.
Participants who now smoke cigarettes everyday or somedays.
Participants who now smoke cigars, cigarillos, or little filtered cigars every day or...
Participants who smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life but do not currently sm...
Participants who use social media
Participants who used an electronic wearable device to monitor or track their health ...
Participants who used an electronic wearable device to monitor or track their health ...
Participants who visited an urgent care, walk-in or retail clinic in the past 12 mont...
Participants who went to a doctor, nurse, or other healthcare professional at least o...
Participants who went to a doctor, nurse, or other healthcare professional, not count...
Participants who went to a doctor, nurse, or other healthcare professional, not count...
Participants who were born in the United States.
Participants who were not born in the United States
Participants who were not born in the United States.
Participants who, in a typical week, do any physical activity or exercise of at least...
Particpants who have ever gone on-line to access the Internet or World Wide Web, or t...
Particpants who have ever gone on-line to access the Internet or World Wide Web, or t...
Partipants who were invited to participate in a clinical trial.
Paticipants who have given any dietary supplements to any infant(s), child(ren), or ...
People age 35 or older
People age 45 and older
People age 45 or older
People aged 45 or older
People in households with at least one other person that they are related to by blood...
People who access the Internet from home
People who are 35 or older
People who are 45 or older
People who are 45 or older , People who have not had colon cancer
People who are 45 or older , People who have not had colon cancer , People who have u...
People who are able to read
People who are aware of low carbohydrate, high protein diets
People who are currently a member of at least 1 community organization
People who are Hispanic or Latino
People who are hispanic or not born in the United States
People who avoid seeing their doctor
People who buy medical products
People who buy over the counter drugs
People who buy prescription drugs
People who chose 'other' for their type of health care provider they see most often
People who chose 'other' regarding where they looked for cancer information
People who completed the survey over the Internet
People who completed the survey over the telephone
People who could not recall when they last discussed colon cancer tests with a health...
People who currently smoke
People who did any physical activity during the past month
People who did not get an e-mail with information about how to complete the survey ov...
People who did not provide there annual household income
People who did the Group Assignment section in English
People who do moderate intensity physical activity in a typical week
People who do not use the internet or World Wide Web
People who drink at least once per week in the last month
People who either don't have an e-mail address or refused to provide their e-mail add...
People who either:
People who ever served on active duty in U.S. Armed Forces
People who ever smoked every day for at least 6 months
People who exercise at least 1 day a week
People who exercised at least one day in a typical week
People who gave another reason they decided to use the internet to find information a...
People who go outside on sunny days
People who had a colonoscopy
People who had a different reason for never getting a sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy, or f...
People who had a sigmoidoscopy
People who had a stool blood test
People who had difficulty accessing the survey on the Internet
People who had heard of another product (specified)
People who had heard of NCI's Cancer Information Service
People who had heard of one or more of the products
People who had heard of the 1-800-4-Cancer information number
People who had heard of the National Cancer Institute
People who had never contacted the 1-800-4-Cancer information number
People who had one or more of the feelings (e.g., nervous, hopeless) in the last mont...
People who had tried Ariva, Revel, Exalt or Stonewall
People who had tried Eclipse, Quest, Marlboro UltraSmooth, Accord, Advance or Omni
People who had tried one of the tobacco products
People who have a family member who has had cancer
People who have a regular health care provider that they see most often
People who have a regular healthcare provider
People who have been diagnosed as having cancer
People who have ever smoked every day for at least 30 days
People who have ever smoked every day for at least 6 months
People who have gone to a professional for health care in the last year
People who have had a Pap test
People who have had a sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy
People who have had either a sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy done
People who have had someone else look for information about cancer on their behalf
People who have heard of a fecal occult or stool blood test
People who have heard of a genetic test
People who have heard of a PSA test
People who have heard of a sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy
People who have heard of Accord
People who have heard of Advance
People who have heard of Ariva
People who have heard of Eclipse
People who have heard of Exalt
People who have heard of HPV
People who have heard of Marlboro UltraSmooth
People who have heard of Omni
People who have heard of other new types of tobacco products
People who have heard of Quest
People who have heard of Revel
People who have heard of Stonewall
People who have heard of telephone quit lines
People who have heard of tests to find lung cancer
People who have heard of the HPV vaccine
People who have looked for information about cancer for themselves
People who have looked for information about cancer for themselves or with help from ...
People who have never had a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy
People who have never had a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy, or have not had one in over...
People who have never had cancer
People who have not had colon cancer
People who have not had lung cancer
People who have not had skin cancer
People who have noticed health information on the Internet in the past 12 months
People who have read the health section of a newspaper or magazine in the past 12 mon...
People who have seen, heard or read anything about nutrition and cancer in the past 1...
People who have seen, heard or read anything about physical activity or exercise and ...
People who have served in armed forces
People who have smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lives
People who have talked to a health care provider about information from the Internet
People who have thought about doing a home stool blood test, or about doing the test ...
People who have thought about getting a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy, or have thought...
People who have tried to stop smoking in the past 12 months
People who have used a home kit to test for blood in their stool
People who have used the internet to look for information about cancer
People who have used the internet to look for information about health
People who have visited a web site for information about cancer
People who have visited the FDA website
People who have watched health segments on the local news in the past 12 months
People who haven't visited the FDA Website
People who listen to the radio
People who live in a household of at least 2 people
People who looked for information about cancer
People who looked for information about health or medical topics from any source
People who looked for information about health or medical topics from more than one s...
People who looked on the internet for health information in the last year, for themse...
People who named another place where they used the internet to look for health inform...
People who named another test to find colon cancer
People who named another type of cancer that can be reduced by exercising
People who named another way they access the internet from home
People who named another way they would like to get information about cancer
People who named more than one thing to do to reduce the chance of getting cancer
People who named some other amount of time for how often people should do home stool ...
People who named some other change in eating habits that people should make so they w...
People who named some other reason they smoke that type of cigarette
People who named some other reason why they never had a stool blood test, or did not ...
People who named some other test for cancer that people should get
People who named some other test they would like to get to see if they have cancer
People who named some other type of cigarette they smoke most often
People who named someone else who looked for cancer information for them
People who named something else about their eating habits that they would like to cha...
People who named something else they would like to change to have less chance of gett...
People who never had a stool blood test, or had one more than a year ago
People who now smoke every day
People who now smoke some days
People who originally said they wanted to compete the survey over the Internet
People who 'other' regarding where they would look first for cancer information
People who paid attention to the new recommendation
People who plan to do a home stool blood test, or plan to do another test
People who quit smoking 1 year ago or less
People who received treatment for their cancer
People who refuse to give their age
People who refused to provide their specific income
People who refused to say exactly how old they are
People who responded Don't know or Refused when asked when their most recent stool bl...
People who said people should get screened/tested for cancer
People who said they did something else on the internet that related to health in the...
People who said they had another type of cancer
People who said they smoke every day or some days
People who smoke now or people who stopped smoking in the last five years
People who smoke some days
People who smoked at least 100 cigarettes
People who smoked in the last 30 days
People who smoked on less than 12 of the past 30 days
People who specified another person that looked for information about cancer for them...
People who specified another reason they used Ariva, Revel, Exalt or Stonewall
People who specified another reason they used Eclipse, Quest, Marlboro UltraSmooth, A...
People who specified some other information they were looking for
People who specified some other place they would go to first for information about ca...
People who specified some other place where they mainly use the Internet
People who specified some other place where they use the Internet
People who specified some other product that they had heard of
People who specified some other reason for their last Pap smear
People who specified some other reason they chose to do the interview over the phone
People who specified some other symptom of colon cancer
People who specified some other symptom of lung cancer
People who specified some other symptom of skin cancer
People who specified some other test to detect colon cancer
People who specified some other way that they heard about Accord
People who specified some other way that they heard about Advance
People who specified some other way that they heard about another produce
People who specified some other way that they heard about Ariva
People who specified some other way that they heard about Eclipse
People who specified some other way that they heard about Exalt
People who specified some other way that they heard about Marlboro UltraSmooth
People who specified some other way that they heard about Omni
People who specified some other way that they heard about Quest
People who specified some other way that they heard about Revel
People who specified some other way that they heard about Stonewall
People who specified something else health-related that they do on the Internet
People who specified something else that people can do to reduce their chances of get...
People who specified something else that people can do to reduce their chances of get...
People who specified something else that people can do to reduce their chances of get...
People who specified that a family member had another type of cancer
People who specified that they had another type of cancer
People who specified they completed the survey from some other location
People who stated 'Eat Better' in regards to what people can do to reduce their chanc...
People who talk to family or friends about their health
People who talked to a health professional about health information they got from the...
People who talked to a health professional about tests to check for colon cancer with...
People who think exercixe can lower the chances of getting some types of cancer
People who think some tests to check for colon cancer are more effective than others
People who think the average adult should be physically active at least one day a wee...
People who think the average adult should exercise at least 1 day a week
People who thought about getting a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy in the last ten years...
People who underwent treatment for their cancer
People who use a specific site for cancer information
People who use a specific site for health information
People who use menu information on calories
People who use the internet
People who use the internet from home
People who use the Internet from more than one place
People who use the Internet from some place other than home
People who used CAM therapies during the past 12 months
People who used some other source to find information about cancer
People who usually smoke light, ultra-light, medium, or some other type of cigarette ...
People who watch TV
People who went to a doctor, nurse, or other health professional to get care within t...
People who went to a health professional during the past 12 months
People who were active or exercised in the last month
People who were born outside of the U.S.
People who were born outside of the US
People who were doing other things at the same time they were completing the survey o...
People who were given a choice to do the survey over the Internet or over the telepho...
People who were not born in the United States
People who were randomly selected to receive an incentive for their participation in ...
People who were told by a doctor that they had cancer
People who who said something different than this about how often people should get s...
People who would like to change their eating habits so they will be less likely to ge...
People who would like to get information about cancer by email or the internet
People who would like to get screened for cancer
People who would not or who are not sure if they would have their daughter get the HP...
People who's most recent search for cancer information was not on the Internet
People whose health professional described another test to check for colon cancer
People whose health professional recommended a particular test
People with a history of cancer
People with a history of cancer who finished treatment
People with a history of cancer who have received treatment
People with annual household income over $100,000
People with annual household income over $200,000
People with annual household income over $25,000
People with annual household income over $35,000
People with annual household income over $50,000
People with annual household income over $75,000
People with annual household income overn $35,000
People with annual household income under $15,000
People with annual household income under $20,000
People with annual household income under $25,000
People with children under the age of 18 in their household
People without a history of cancer
Respondents were people who have not been told they have cancer.
Respondents who report at least 1 day per week of moderate intensity physical activit...
Someone between 9 and 27 years old lives in household
There is a place on the internet where the person really likes to get cancer informat...
Women
Women who did not have (a/another) mammogram, but had thought about it
Women who gave a different reason why they never had a mammogram, or why they didn't ...
Women who had a mammogram in the last two years, OR thought about having a mammogram ...
Women who have had a mammogram
Women who have had a pap and no history of cervical cancer
Women who have had a Pap smear
Women who have had a pap smear and have not had cervical cancer
Women who have had a pap smear test
Women who have had mammograms
Women who have had pap smears
Women who have heard of HPV
Women who have never had a mammogram OR who have not had one in the last two years
Women who have never had a mammogram, or who had a mammogram more than two years ago
Women who have not had a hysterectomy
Women who have not had breast cancer
Women who have not had cervical cancer
Women who have thought about getting a mammogram, or have thought about getting anoth...
Women who plan to get a (or another) mammogram
Women who plan to have another Pap smear
Women who said something different than this about how often women should get mammogr...