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

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[HC11]  The most recent time you looked for cancer information, where did you go first? [IF SP HAS MADE MORE THAN ONE SEARCH, PROBE FOR THE MOST RECENT SEARCH.]

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Estimated U.S. Adult Population information
Survey Respondents information
  Response Number Percentage Sample
Responses
Sample
Percentage
1 Printed materials 12,228,582 13.9% 549 15.4%
2 Interpersonal source 2,787,006 3.1% 112 3.1%
3 Health care provider 19,995,916 22.8% 887 24.9%
4 Information specialist 2,951,719 3.3% 127 3.5%
5 Internet 48,030,727 54.8% 1,804 50.6%
6 Other 908,377 1.0% 47 1.3%
98 Refused 13,203 0.0% 1 0.0%
99 Don't know 651,927 0.7% 32 0.8%
 
Total
- 100% 3,559 100%
Survey Notes:
HINTS 2007 Survey Instrument (English): PDF  
Who was asked:
People who looked for information about cancer  
Data collection method:
Phone, Mail
Question source:
Original to HINTS 2003. Provided by B. Hesse. 
Dataset:
2007
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