Health Information National Trends Survey

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Survey Guide

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    Log in using the Access Code which was included in red in your invitation letter.

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    Answer the questions to the best of your ability.
    There are no right or wrong answers.

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    Use the next or back button to go between questions.

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    When you have completed the survey, select "Submit Survey". You will see a pop up message thanking you for your participation. This message also verifies that the survey has been submitted.

Frequently Asked Questions

No, you only need to complete the survey once. If you completed the survey online then you do not need to return the paper survey.
You can find out more about HINTS at hints.cancer.gov. The study concerns your health and how people get health information. For example, we will ask how you usually get information about health and what sources of information you most trust. We will also ask about your beliefs on what contributes to good health, how best to prevent cancer, and other health related topics.
The results will help the National Institutes of Health promote good health and prevent disease by determining the best ways to communicate health information.
Your address was randomly selected from among all of the known home addresses in the nation. It was selected using scientific sampling methods.
Getting answers from all the households chosen for the study is the best way to make sure the study results represent the thoughts and opinions of all Americans. Your participation is voluntary, and you may refuse to answer any questions or leave the study at any time. However, your answers are very important to the success of this study and will represent thousands of others.
Yes. Your answers will be kept private under the Privacy Act. Your answers cannot be linked to any information that could identify you or your household, to the extent provided by law. Your completed survey will be stored in a secure file with restricted access. All contact information for your household (such as mailing address) will be destroyed shortly after the research is finalized.
About 20 to 30 minutes.
The study is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.
Westat is a research company located in Bethesda, Maryland. Westat is conducting this survey under contract to the National Cancer Institute, which is a part of the National Institutes of Health.

Help

If you need assistance, you can contact the HINTS team by phone at 1-800-738-6805 or by email at HINTSHelp@westat.com


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