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The most recent time you looked for cancer information, where did you go first?

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[CA-12]  The most recent time you wanted information on cancer, where did you go first?

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Estimated U.S. Adult Population information
Survey Respondents information
  Response Number Percentage Sample
Responses
Sample
Percentage
1 Printed materials 15,979,140 15.1% 489 16.7%
2 Interpersonal source 5,150,980 4.8% 162 5.5%
3 Health care provider 24,284,230 23.0% 744 25.4%
4 Information specialist 7,724,277 7.3% 229 7.8%
5 Internet 49,203,174 46.7% 1,220 41.7%
6 Other 986,300 0.9% 19 0.6%
7 Not ascertained 1,202,322 1.1% 34 1.1%
98 Refused 83,393 0.0% 2 0.0%
99 Don't know 675,990 0.6% 26 0.8%
 
Total
- 100% 2,925 100%
Survey Notes:
HINTS 2005 Survey Instrument (English): PDF  
Who was asked:
People who have looked for information about cancer for themselves , People who used some other source to find information about cancer  
Data collection method:
Phone
Question source:
Revised from: HINTS 2003, question HC-13 
Dataset:
2005
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