Compared to the average person your age, would you say that you are more likely to get skin cancer, less likely, or about as likely?
[MM-02] Compared to the average person your age, would you say that you are more likely to get skin cancer, less likely, or about as likely?
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Estimated U.S. Adult Population  |
Survey Respondents |
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Response
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Number
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Percentage
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Sample
Responses
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Sample
Percentage
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1
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More likely to get skin cancer
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8,658,064
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12.7%
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206
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12.5%
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2
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Less likely
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29,948,176
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43.9%
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730
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44.5%
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3
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About as likely
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27,402,298
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40.2%
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643
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39.2%
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99
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Don't know
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2,148,006
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3.1%
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61
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3.7%
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Total
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-
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100%
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1,640
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100%
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Survey Notes:
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HINTS 2005 Survey Instrument (English): PDF
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Who was asked:
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A third of the people were picked by chance to answer this question
, People who have not had skin cancer
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Data collection method:
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Phone
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Question source:
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Revised from: HINTS 2003, question CC-2
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Dataset:
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2005
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 Briefs that use this question:
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None
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