| [HC-01a] |
On a typical weekday, about how many hours do you watch television? |
| [HC-01b] |
On a typical weekday, about how many hours do you listen to the radio? |
| [HC-01c] |
On a typical weekday, about how many hours do you use the Internet for personal reasons? |
| [HC-02a] |
During a typical weekend, about how many hours do you watch television? |
| [HC-02b] |
During a typical weekend, about how many hours do you listen to the radio? |
| [HC-02c] |
During a typical weekend, about how many hours do you use the Internet for personal reasons? |
| [HC-03a] |
In the past seven days, how many days did you read a newspaper? |
| [HC-03b] |
In the past seven days, how many days did you watch the national news on television? |
| [HC-03c] |
In the past seven days, how many days did you watch the local news on television? |
| [HC-04] |
In the past 12 months, have you read health sections of the newspaper or of a general magazine? |
| [HC-05] |
About how often have you read such health sections in the past 12 months? Would you say once or more per week, or
less than once per week? |
| [HC-08] |
Some local television news programs include special segments of their newscasts that focus on health issues. In the past 12 months, have you watched health segments on the local news? |
| [HC-09] |
How often have you watched health segments on local news in the past 12 months? |
| [HC-10] |
Have you read such health information on the Internet in the past 12 months? |
| [HC-11] |
About how often have you read this sort of information in the past 12 months? |
| [HC-13a] |
How much would you trust information about health or medical topics from a doctor or other health care professional ? |
| [HC-13b] |
... from family or friends? |
| [HC-13c] |
... in newspapers? |
| [HC-13d] |
... in magazines? |
| [HC-13e] |
... on the radio? |
| [HC-13f] |
... on the Internet? |
| [HC-13g] |
... on television? |
| [HC-14a] |
In the past 12 months, have you done the following things while using the Internet? Looked for health or medical information for yourself? |
| [HC-14b] |
... Looked for health or medical information for someone else? |
| [HC-14c] |
... Bought medicine or vitamins on-line? |
| [HC-14d] |
... Participated in an on-line support group for people with a similar health or medical issue? |
| [HC-14e] |
... Used e-mail or the Internet to communicate with a doctor or a doctor's office? |
| [HC-14f] |
... Looked for information about physical activity or exercise? |
| [HC-14g] |
... Looked for information about diet or nutrition? |
| [HC-14h] |
... Looked for information about protecting yourself from the sun? |
| [HC-14i] |
... Looked for information about quitting smoking? |
| [HC-14k] |
... Done anything else health-related on the Internet? (SPECIFY) |
| [HC-15] |
Have you ever talked to a doctor, nurse, or other health care provider about any kind of health information you have gotten from the Internet? |
| [HC-16] |
When you talked with a health care provider, how interested were they in hearing about the information you found on-line? |
| [HC-5] |
Do you or anyone in your household have cable or satellite TV? |
| [HC-6a] |
On a typical weekday, about how many hours do you watch television? |
| [HC-6b] |
On a typical weekday, about how many hours do you listen to the radio? |
| [HC-7a] |
In the past seven days, how many days did you read a newspaper? |
| [HC-7b] |
In the past seven days, how many days did you read a magazine? |
| [HC-8a] |
How much attention do you pay to information about health or medical topics on TV? |
| [HC-8b] |
...on the radio? |
| [HC-8c] |
...in newspapers? |
| [HC-8d] |
...in magazines? |
| [HC-8e] |
...on the Internet? |
| [HC-9] |
Have you ever looked for information about cancer from any source? |
| [HC-10] |
Excluding your doctor or other health care provider, has someone else ever looked for information about cancer for you? |
| [HC-11] |
Who was that? |
| [HC-12] |
About how long ago was that? |
| [HC-13] |
The most recent time you looked for information on cancer, where did you look first? |
| [HC-14] |
What type of information were you looking for in your most recent search? |
| [HC-15] |
Imagine that you had a strong need to get information about cancer. Where would you go first? |
| [HC-15A] |
Overall, how confident are you that you could get advice or information about cancer if you needed it? |
| [HC-16a] |
People get information about cancer, including how to prevent it and find it early, from many sources. I am going to read you a list of information sources. For each one, please tell me whether you might like to get information about cancer that way, assuming it was free. How about by email or the internet? |
| [HC-16a1] |
Is there an internet site you especially like? |
| [HC-16a2] |
Specify which internet site you especially like as a source of information about cancer |
| [HC-16b] |
Please tell me whether you might like to get information about cancer by watching a video cassette? |
| [HC-16c] |
...by listening to an audio cassette? |
| [HC-16d] |
...by reading materials created for you based on your personal lifestyle and family history? |
| [HC-16e] |
...by using an interactive computer CD-ROM that lets you select information you want? |
| [HC-16f] |
...by receiving a telephone call from a health care professional who could talk with you and answer your questions? |
| [HC-16g] |
...by meeting in person with a health care professional? |
| [HC-16h] |
...by reading a book, magazine, or other publication? |
| [HC-16i] |
Is there any other way you'd like to get information about cancer? (SPECIFY) |
| [HC-18a] |
How much would you trust the information about cancer from a doctor or other health professional? |
| [HC-18b] |
...family or friends? |
| [HC-18c] |
...newspapers? |
| [HC-18d] |
...magazines? |
| [HC-18e] |
...the radio? |
| [HC-18f] |
...the Internet? |
| [HC-18g] |
...television? |
| [HC-19a] |
Based on the results of your overall search for information on cancer, tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statements. You wanted more information, but did not know where to find it. |
| [HC-19b] |
... It took a lot of effort to get the information you needed. |
| [HC-19c] |
...You did not have the time to get all the information you needed. |
| [HC-19e] |
...You felt frustrated during your search for information. |
| [HC-19g] |
...You were concerned about the quality of the information. |
| [HC-19j] |
...The information you found was too hard to understand. |
| [HC-19k] |
...You were satisfied with the information you found. |
| [HC-20] |
Do you ever go on-line to access the Internet or World Wide Web or to send and receive e-mail? |
| [HC-21a] |
Which of the following, if any, are the reasons you do not access the Internet? Because you are not interested. |
| [HC-21b] |
...Because it costs too much. |
| [HC-21c] |
...Because it is too complicated to use. |
| [HC-21d] |
...Because you do not think it is useful. |
| [HC-22] |
Do you ever go on-line to use the Internet from home? |
| [HC-23] |
When you use the Internet at home, do you mainly access it through a telephone modem, a cable or satellite modem, a DSL modem, a wireless device, or some other way? |
| [HC-24a] |
In the past 12 months, did you use the Internet, whether from home or somewhere else to look for health or medical information for yourself? |
| [HC-24b] |
In the past 12 months, did you use the Internet, whether from home or somewhere else to look for health or medical information for someone else? |
| [HC-25] |
In the past 12 months, how often did you use the Internet to look for health or medical information {for yourself (or) someone else]? |
| [HC-26a] |
In the past 12 months, have you done the following things while using the Internet? Bought medicine or vitamins on-line. |
| [HC-26b] |
...Participated in an on-line support group for people with a similar health or medical issue? |
| [HC-26c] |
...Used e-mail or the Internet to communicate with a doctor or a doctor's office? |
| [HC-26e] |
...Looked for health or medical information? |
| [HC-26g] |
...Done anything else health-related on the Internet? |
| [HC-27] |
When was the last time you used the Internet to look for information about health or medical care? |
| [HC-28] |
The last time you used the Internet to look for information about health or medical care, was this from home, from work, or from someplace else? |
| [HC-29] |
Have you ever visited an Internet web site to learn specifically about cancer? |
| [HC-30] |
Did you get to this web site by doing an Internet search, or did you find out about it some other way? |
| [HC-31] |
Overall, how useful was the cancer-related information you got from the Internet? |
| [HC-32] |
In the past 12 months, how often have you used the Internet to look for advice or information about cancer? |
| [HC-33] |
Why did you decide to use the Internet to look for information about cancer? |
| [HC-34a] |
Now, I'm going to read you a list of organizations. Before being contacted for this study, had you ever heard of the National Institutes of Health? |
| [HC-34b] |
...the American Cancer Society? |
| [HC-34c] |
...the Cancer Information Service? |
| [HC-34d] |
...the National Cancer Institute? |
| [HC-34e] |
...the 1-800-4-Cancer information number? |
| [HC-34f] |
...United States Center for Cancer Prevention Research? |
