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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 Data Linkage Project 2022 (HDLP 2022)

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.

HINTS 7 (2024) public use data available for download

Our newest public use dataset, HINTS 7 (2024), 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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HINTS Data Insight

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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HINTS Data Insight

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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