HINTS: HINTS Questions

Internet Use

This section provides data from the 2003, 2005 & 2007 HINTS surveys, including survey numbers, respondent characteristics, estimated U.S. population numbers, charts, and trends.

Internet Use
	Asked in 2003?	Asked in 2005?	Asked in 2007?
Have you ever visited an Internet web site to learn specifically about cancer?	[HC-29]	[CA-15]
How useful was the cancer-related information you got from the Internet?	[HC-31]	[CA-16]
Is there an internet site you especially like?	[HC-16a01]
Specify which internet site you especially like as a source of information about cancer	[HC-16a02]
Within the past 12 months, how much have you heard about nutrition and cancer on the Internet?		[EB-21d]
Within the past 12 months, how much have you heard about physical activity or exercise and cancer on the Internet?		[EB-21d]
On a typical weekday, about how many hours do you use the Internet for personal reasons?		[HC-01c]
In the past 12 months, have you talked to a doctor, nurse, or other health professional about any kind of health information you have gotten from the Internet?		[HC-15]	[HS09]
In the past 12 months when you talked with a health care professional, how interested were they in hearing about the information you found on-line?		[HC-16]	[HS10]
Do you ever go on-line to access the Internet or World Wide Web, or to send and receive e-mail?	[HC-20]	[GA-01]	[HC15]
Where do you go to use the Internet?		[GA-02]	[HC16]
Where do you use the Internet from most often?		[GA-03]
When you use the Internet at home, do you mainly access it through...	[HC-23]	[GA-04A]	[HC17]
When you use the Internet at [FILL GA-3], do you mainly access it through. . .		[GA-04B]
In the past 12 months, have you done the following things while using the Internet? Looked for health or medical information for yourself?	[HC-24a]	[HC-14a]
In the past 12 months, have you done the following things while using the Internet? Looked for health or medical information for someone else?	[HC-24b]	[HC-14b]
... Bought medicine or vitamins on-line?	[HC-26a]	[HC-14c]	[HC18a]
... Participated in an on-line support group for people with a similar health or medical issue?	[HC-26b]	[HC-14d]	[HC18b]
... Used e-mail or the Internet to communicate with a doctor or a doctor's office?	[HC-26c]	[HC-14e]	[HC18c]
... Looked for information about physical activity or exercise?		[HC-14f]
... Looked for information about diet or nutrition?		[HC-14g]
... Looked for information about protecting yourself from the sun?		[HC-14h]
... Looked for information about quitting smoking?		[HC-14i]
... Done anything else health-related on the Internet? (SPECIFY)	[HC-26g]	[HC-14k]
Which of the following, if any, are the reasons you do not access the Internet? Because you are not interested.	[HC-21a]
...Because it costs too much.	[HC-21b]
...Because it is too complicated to use.	[HC-21c]
...Because you do not think it is useful.	[HC-21d]
Do you use the Internet from home?	[HC-22]	[GA-02t]	[HC-16t]
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-25]
Looked for health or medical information?	[HC-26e]
When was the last time you used the Internet to look for information about health or medical care?	[HC-27]
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-28]
Did you get to this web site by doing an Internet search, or did you find out about it some other way?	[HC-30]
In the past 12 months, how often have you used the Internet to look for advice or information about cancer?	[HC-32]
Why did you decide to use the Internet to look for information about cancer?	[HC-33]
In the past 12 months, have you done the following things while using the Internet? Used a website to help you with your diet, weight, or physical activity?			[HC18d]
...Looked for a healthcare provider?			[HC18e]
... Downloaded to a portable device, such as an iPod, cell phone, or PDA?			[HC18f]
... Visited a "social networking" site, such as "My Space" or "Second Life"?			[HC18g]
...Wrote in an online diary or "blog" (i.e., Web log)?			[HC18h]
...Kept track of personal health information, such as care received, test results, or upcoming medical appointments?			[HC18i]