HINTS 5, Cycle 2 (2018) data were collected from January through May, 2018. The sample design for HINTS 5, Cycle 2 (2018) consisted of a single-mode mail survey, using the Next Birthday Method for respondent selection.

The sample design for the HINTS 5, Cycle 2 (2018) survey consisted of two-stages. In the first stage, an equal-probability sample of addresses was selected from within each explicit sampling stratum. In the second-stage, one adult was selected within each sampled household. The sampling frame consisted of a database of addresses used by Marketing Systems Group (MSG) to provide random samples of addresses. Complete data were collected from 3,504 respondents.

Total respondents: 3,504
Complete responses: 3,434
Partial responses**: 70

HINTS data is available for download on the HINTS website: https://hints.cancer.gov. 

HINTS collects nationally representative data routinely about the American public's use of cancer-related information. The survey:

• Provides updates on changing patterns, needs, and information opportunities in health
• Identifies changing communications trends and practices
• Assesses cancer information access and usage
• Provides information about how cancer risks are perceived
• Offers a testbed to researchers to test new theories in health communication

• HINTS5_Cycle2_Annotated_Instrument_English.pdf(PDF | 2 MB)

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Blake, K. (2019). HINTS 5, Cycle 2 Dataset. NCI Hub. doi:10.17917/JNFG-T497

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1. health behavior
2. Health Information
3. Health Information National Trends Survey
4. Health Information Seeking
5. HINTS
6. National Cancer Institute
7. NCI
8. Survey
9. Survey Data