What is HINTS?

The Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) regularly collects nationally representative data about the American public’s knowledge of, attitudes toward, and use of cancer- and health-related information. HINTS data are used to monitor changes in the rapidly evolving fields of health communication and health information technology and to create more effective health communication strategies across different populations.
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Nationally representative HINTS data are free to download and analyze. HINTS data are available in SAS, SPSS, and STATA formats.

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HINTS Briefs

HINTS Briefs provide a snapshot of noteworthy, data-driven HINTS research findings. Many Briefs summarize research findings from recent peer-reviewed journal articles using HINTS data.

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HINTS Items

The HINTS online codebook provides summary data for HINTS items across all cycles, including estimated U.S. population values, interactive data visualizations, and the ability to look at trend data over time at the item level.

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What's New

HINTS 5, Cycle 4 (2020) Data Now Available

Our newest public use dataset, HINTS 5, Cycle 4 (2020), is now available for download in SPSS, SAS, and STATA formats.

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HINTS Brief 44: Indoor Tanning Trends Among US Adults

Download the latest HINTS Brief, which examines trends in indoor tanning among US adults between 2007 and 2018.