Table 2.
Health information seeking experiences of health information brokersa
| Experience | Total | Health information Broker | Not health information Broker | P-valuec | ||||||
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N (%)b | N (%)b | N (%)b |
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| Ever looked for health information (any source)? |
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<.001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 2482 (77.72) | 1528 (86.20) | 954 (67.43) |
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| No | 660 (22.28) | 246 (13.80) | 414 (32.57) |
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| Most recent searched, sought health information for whom? |
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<.001 | ||||||||
| Self | 1466 (57.51) | 820 (51.92) | 646 (66.22) |
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| Someone else | 409 (18.70) | 272 (20.28) | 137 (16.26) |
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| Both self and someone else | 587 (23.78) | 426 (27.80) | 161 (17.52) |
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| Confidence in ability to obtain needed health information |
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.020 | ||||||||
| Complete/Very | 1779 (55.72) | 1059 (58.81) | 720 (51.90) |
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| Somewhat/A little/Not at all | 1292 (44.28) | 688 (41.19) | 604 (48.10) |
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| Where did you seek health information most recently? |
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.362 | ||||||||
| Family/Friends | 92 (4.12) | 56 (4.18) | 36 (4.03) |
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| Health care provider | 400 (14.77) | 229 (13.03) | 171 (17.55) |
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| Internet | 1328 (69.50) | 824 (71.37) | 504 (66.53) |
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| Print material | 241 (9.46) | 144 (9.18) | 97 (9.91) |
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| Other | 62 (2.14) | 39 (2.24) | 23 (1.97) |
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| If strongly needed, where would you seek health information? |
|
.021 | ||||||||
| Family/Friends | 136 (4.37) | 65 (3.80) | 71 (5.07) |
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| Health care provider | 1625 (50.25) | 863 (46.55) | 762 (54.75) |
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| Internet | 1043 (40.82) | 647 (44.46) | 396 (36.39) |
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| Print material | 99 (2.69) | 51 (3.10) | 48 (2.18) |
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| Other | 69 (1.87) | 39 (2.09) | 30 (1.61) |
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| Trust information on health or medical topics from doctor |
|
.014 | ||||||||
| A lot | 2135 (68.77) | 1188 (66.12) | 947 (71.99) |
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| Some/A little/Not at all | 961 (31.23) | 564 (33.88) | 397 (28.01) |
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| Trust information on health or medical topics from family or friends |
|
.185 | ||||||||
| A lot | 230 (8.40) | 140 (7.20) | 90 (9.86) |
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| Some/A little/Not at all | 2773 (91.60) | 1570 (92.80) | 1203 (90.14) |
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| Trust information on health or medical topics from news |
|
.204 | ||||||||
| A lot | 688 (24.15) | 418 (25.50) | 270 (22.51) |
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| Some/A little/Not at all | 2329 (75.85) | 1300 (74.50) | 1029 (77.49) |
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| Trust information on health or medical topics from radio |
|
.056 | ||||||||
| A lot | 68 (1.74) | 35 (1.11) | 33 (2.51) |
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| Some/A little/Not at all | 2883 (98.26) | 1642 (98.89) | 1241 (97.49) |
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| Trust information on health or medical topics from the Internet |
|
.056 | ||||||||
| A lot | 417 (12.31) | 268 (14.04) | 149 (10.18) |
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| Some/A little/Not at all | 2530 (87.69) | 1412 (85.96) | 1118 (89.82) |
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| Trust information on health or medical topics from television |
|
.551 | ||||||||
| A lot | 237 (7.88) | 148 (7.35) | 89 (8.52) |
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| Some/A little/Not at all | 2771 (92.12) | 1564 (92.65) | 1207 (91.48) |
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| Trust information on health or medical topics from government |
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.424 | ||||||||
| A lot | 765 (26.58) | 462 (27.54) | 303 (25.41) |
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| All others | 2204 (73.42) | 1230 (72.46) | 974 (74.59) |
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| Trust information on health or medical topics from charities or religious organizations |
|
.367 | ||||||||
| A lot | 296 (9.46) | 185 (10.14) | 111 (8.63) |
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| All others | 2700 (90.54) | 1523 (89.86) | 1177 (91.37) |
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aHealth information brokers: respondents to the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 2013-2014) who answer yes to the question: “Do family members and friends ask you for information or advice on health topics?
bPercentages are weighted according to the US population estimates in the American Community Survey to provide representative estimates of the adult US population.
cRao–Scott chi-square test, missing excluded