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The most recent time you looked for cancer information, where did you go first?

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[CA-12]   The most recent time you wanted information on cancer, where did you go first?
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Estimated U.S. Adult Population information
Survey Respondents information
  Response Number Percentage Sample
Responses		 Sample
Percentage
1
Printed materials
15,979,140 15.1% 489 16.7%
2
Interpersonal source
5,150,980 4.8% 162 5.5%
3
Health care provider
24,284,230 23.0% 744 25.4%
4
Information specialist
7,724,278 7.3% 229 7.8%
5
Internet
49,203,172 46.7% 1,220 41.7%
6
Other
986,300 0.9% 19 0.6%
7
Not ascertained
1,202,322 1.1% 34 1.1%
98
Refused
83,393 0.0% 2 0.0%
99
Don't know
675,990 0.6% 26 0.8%
 
Total
 - 100% 2,925 100%
Survey Notes:
 HINTS 2005 Survey Instrument (English): PDF 
Who was asked:
 People who have looked for information about cancer for themselves, People who used some other source to find information about cancer
Data collection method:
 Phone
Question source:
 Revised from: HINTS 2003, question HC-13
Dataset:
 2005

 

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