Table 5.
Changes in estimates of demographics, communication, and health communication by mailing for HINTS 4 Cycle 1 and HINTS 4 Cycle 3
| Characteristics | HINTS 4 Cycle 1 mailing | HINTS 4 Cycle 3 mailing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Demographics | ||||||
| Income $100k or more | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.9 |
| Retired | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.1 |
| Employed | 57.9 | 57.1 | 56.1 | 61.9 | 62.2 | 61.7 |
| Own home | 58.5 | 60.5 | 60.5 | 61.3 | 62.2 | 61.8 |
| Born in USA | 87.0 | 86.7 | 85.6 | 85.1* | 84.6 | 83.5 |
| Household with children | 32.1 | 38.3 | 34.0 | 38.6 | 38.1 | 38.0 |
| Single-person household | 19.2 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 19.6 | 18.8 | 18.7 |
| Communication | ||||||
| Use Internet | 79.9 | 77.9 | 78.1 | 79.2 | 78.5 | 78.3 |
| Access Internet through a cellular network | 46.2 | 45.9 | 47.0 | 57.2 | 57.4 | 56.8 |
| Watch TV more than 5 hours per day | 20.4 | 20.1 | 19.7 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Health communication | ||||||
| Looked for information about health or medical topics from any source in past 12 months | 83.3* | 81.3* | 79.9 | 81.2* | 78.7* | 77.5 |
| Very or completely confident could get advice or information on health or medical topics | 62.2 | 61.3 | 61.2 | 55.2 | 55.2 | 55.5 |
| Trust a doctor regarding health/medical topics a lot | 72.8 | 72.2* | 70.9 | 69.5 | 69.9 | 68.9 |
| Trust health information in magazines a lot | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| Would go to doctor regarding health or medial topics first | 52.4 | 52.0 | 52.2 | 50.7 | 51.0 | 50.3 |
| Ever sought cancer information for self | 53.7 | 52.4 | 51.8 | 56.7 | 55.7 | 55.0 |
| Heard or read about genetic tests | 37.6 | 37.2 | 36.9 | 37.0 | 36.3 | 36.5 |
| Told by doctor that they could choose whether or not to have a test for colon cancer | 33.7 | 34.1 | 34.5 | 32.8* | 35.0 | 34.9 |