Were You Contacted to Participate in HINTS?

Congratulations on being selected to participate in the Health Information National Trends Survey, also known as HINTS! The goal of HINTS is to learn about Americans' health-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors; their use of technology for health-related purposes; and how they find health information. Tens of thousands of adults across the United States have participated in HINTS since 2003.

By completing the questionnaire you received, you will help us better understand the health information needs of the American public and how best to address those needs.

To make sure HINTS provides accurate information, we need all selected households to complete the survey, so if you have not responded to the survey yet, please do so!

Your participation is voluntary, and your responses will be kept private under the Privacy Act of 1974. Your answers cannot be connected to your name or any other information that could identify you or your household, to the extent provided by law. To read more about the Privacy Act, visit the US Department of Justice Web site at http://www.justice.gov/opcl/privacyact1974.htm.

We have contracted with the research firm Westat to conduct the survey. To learn more about Westat, visit their Web site at www.Westat.com.

If you have any questions about HINTS or you need another copy of the questionnaire, please call Westat toll-free at 1-888-738-6805.

Si prefiere recibir la encuesta en Español, por favor llame 1-888-738-6812.

The HINTS Panel

If you previously completed a HINTS survey and provided us with an email address so we can contact you about participating in future surveys, please look for an email from HINTSPanel@westat.com or visit http://hints-panel.org to learn more about the HINTS Panel, your role in it, and compensation for participating.