|
|
Estimated U.S. Adult Population  |
Survey Respondents |
|
|
Response
|
Number
|
Percentage
|
Sample
Responses
|
Sample
Percentage
|
|
1
|
Afraid of answer
|
52,502
|
0.2%
|
3
|
0.5%
|
|
2
|
Did not know about it when info was needed
|
84,814
|
0.4%
|
1
|
0.1%
|
|
3
|
Did not have an urgent need for info
|
600,395
|
2.9%
|
7
|
1.2%
|
|
4
|
Did not have the number
|
35,848
|
0.1%
|
1
|
0.1%
|
|
5
|
Did not know about it when info was needed
|
379,314
|
1.8%
|
16
|
2.8%
|
|
6
|
Did not know about the number
|
16,976
|
0.0%
|
1
|
0.1%
|
|
7
|
Did not know the number
|
431,700
|
2.1%
|
10
|
1.7%
|
|
8
|
Did not think of it
|
1,794,823
|
8.9%
|
43
|
7.5%
|
|
9
|
Did not trust source
|
264,662
|
1.3%
|
9
|
1.5%
|
|
10
|
Got information from doctors
|
899,111
|
4.4%
|
32
|
5.6%
|
|
11
|
Got information from doctors & internet
|
63,021
|
0.3%
|
2
|
0.3%
|
|
12
|
Got information on internet
|
931,099
|
4.6%
|
28
|
4.9%
|
|
13
|
Had enough information already
|
747,298
|
3.7%
|
20
|
3.5%
|
|
14
|
Had other sources of information
|
1,490,126
|
7.4%
|
50
|
8.7%
|
|
15
|
Needed more explanation
|
54,422
|
0.2%
|
2
|
0.3%
|
|
16
|
No reason
|
5,504,560
|
27.3%
|
140
|
24.6%
|
|
17
|
Not convenient
|
12,612
|
0.0%
|
1
|
0.1%
|
|
18
|
Not enough time between diagnosis & death
|
138,637
|
0.6%
|
1
|
0.1%
|
|
19
|
Not needed
|
5,990,103
|
29.7%
|
186
|
32.6%
|
|
20
|
Too busy
|
135,374
|
0.6%
|
3
|
0.5%
|
|
21
|
Too sick
|
13,710
|
0.0%
|
1
|
0.1%
|
|
97
|
Not ascertained
|
443,715
|
2.2%
|
11
|
1.9%
|
|
99
|
Don't know
|
31,230
|
0.1%
|
1
|
0.1%
|
|
|
Total
|
-
|
100%
|
569
|
100%
|
|
Survey Notes:
|
HINTS 2005 Survey Instrument (English): PDF
|
|
Who was asked:
|
People who have looked for information about cancer for themselves
, People who had heard of the 1-800-4-Cancer information number
, People who had never contacted the 1-800-4-Cancer information number
|
|
Data collection method:
|
Phone
|
|
Question source:
|
New to HINTS 2005
|
|
Dataset:
|
2005
|
 Briefs that use this question:
|
None
|
Articles that use this question:
|
None
|
 U.S. map from this question:
|
None
|
|