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Based on the results of your search for information on cancer from all sources, how much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? It took a lot of effort to get the information you needed.

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[CA-14a]   Based on the results of your search for information on cancer from all sources, how much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? It took a lot of effort to get the information you needed. Would you say you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree?
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Estimated U.S. Adult Population information
Survey Respondents information
  Response Number Percentage Sample
Responses		 Sample
Percentage
1
Strongly agree
11,301,813 10.7% 325 11.1%
2
Somewhat agree
27,736,840 26.3% 740 25.2%
3
Somewhat disagree
34,347,296 32.6% 956 32.6%
4
Strongly disagree
31,237,550 29.6% 877 29.9%
98
Refused
6,306 0.0% 1 0.0%
99
Don't know
660,001 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
Data collection method:
 Phone
Question source:
 HINTS 2003, question HC-19b
Dataset:
 2005

 

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