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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 Data Linkage Project 2022 (HDLP 2022) restricted use data now available to request

The HINTS Data Linkage Project 2022 (HDLP 2022) contains HINTS 6 (2022; n = 6,252) data merged with numerous external variables to support analyzing linked data to enhance the types of analyses and corresponding research questions that can be answered with HINTS data.

You can apply to access the data via the HINTS restricted-use data request form.

HINTS 6 (2022) public use data available for download

Our newest public use dataset, HINTS 6 (2022), is now available for download.

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HINTS Data Insight 

Have you ever looked for information about cancer from any source? HINTS 6 (2022)

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HINTS Data Insight 

Have any of your health care providers, including doctors, nurses, or office staff ever encouraged you to use an online medical record? (All Years)

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HINTS Data Insight 

Do you have friends or family members that you talk to about your health? HINTS 6 (2022)

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How much of the health information that you see on social media do you think is false or misleading? HINTS 6 (2022)

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In the past 12 months, have you used a computer, smartphone, or other electronic means to look up test results? HINTS 6 (2022)

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Click below to learn more about the HINTS survey, get details about your participation, and to view contact information.

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