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How much would you trust the information about cancer from a doctor or other health professional?

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[HC-18a]   How much would you trust the information about cancer from a doctor or other health professional? Would you say a lot, some, a little, or not at all?
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Estimated U.S. Adult Population information
Survey Respondents information
  Response Number Percentage Sample
Responses		 Sample
Percentage
1
A lot
128,769,992 61.4% 3,902 61.2%
2
Some
63,376,544 30.2% 1,979 31.0%
3
A little
10,720,647 5.1% 316 4.9%
4
Not at all
3,548,806 1.6% 78 1.2%
98
Refused
235,043 0.1% 9 0.1%
99
Don't know
2,803,361 1.3% 85 1.3%
 
Total
 - 100% 6,369 100%
Survey Notes:
 HINTS 2003 Survey Instrument (English): PDF 
Who was asked:
 All people in the survey
Data collection method:
 Phone
Question source:
 New to HINTS 2003
Dataset:
 2003

 

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