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

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[HC11]   The most recent time you looked for cancer information, where did you go first? [IF SP HAS MADE MORE THAN ONE SEARCH, PROBE FOR THE MOST RECENT SEARCH.]
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Estimated U.S. Adult Population information
Survey Respondents information
  Response Number Percentage Sample
Responses		 Sample
Percentage
1
Printed materials
12,228,582 13.9% 549 15.4%
2
Interpersonal source
2,787,006 3.1% 112 3.1%
3
Health care provider
19,995,916 22.8% 887 24.9%
4
Information specialist
2,951,719 3.3% 127 3.5%
5
Internet
48,030,728 54.8% 1,804 50.6%
6
Other
908,376 1.0% 47 1.3%
98
Refused
13,203 0.0% 1 0.0%
99
Don't know
651,927 0.7% 32 0.8%
 
Total
 - 100% 3,559 100%
Survey Notes:
 HINTS 2007 Survey Instrument (English): PDF 
Who was asked:
 People who looked for information about cancer
Data collection method:
 Phone, Mail
Question source:
 Original to HINTS 2003. Provided by B. Hesse.
Dataset:
 2007

 

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