Table 3.

Types of Health Information Searched for

	Non-Internet group (n = 25), %	Internet group (n = 27), %
Prescription drugs	76	70
Alternative medicines or experimental treatment	56	63
Nutrition	76	82
Exercise	72	70
Health or medical products	56	30
Medicare	72	78
Medicaid	44	44
Health insurance policies	36	48
Illness or medical conditions	68	89
Information about a doctor, a hospital, a nursing home, a home health agency, or other health care provider	64	85
News about health policy issues	56	59
Current health topics	48	56

Note: Percentages were rounded.