Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)

Published by National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health & Human Services | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Metadata Last Checked: June 26, 2025 | Last Modified: 2023-07-25

The Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) is a biennial, cross-sectional survey of a nationally-representative sample of American adults that is used to assess the impact of the health information environment. 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; and Offers a testbed to researchers to test new theories in health communication.

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Complete Metadata

bureauCode	[ "009:00" ]
dataQuality	true
describedBy	http://hints.cancer.gov/instrument.aspx
identifier	e070c4c9-e4cf-4494-9e0a-40eb5761809e
issued	2012-08-01
landingPage	https://healthdata.gov/dataset/health-information-national-trends-survey-hints
programCode	[ "009:031" ]
temporal	2003-10-02T00:00:00-04:00/2003-10-02T00:00:00-04:00
theme	[ "Health" ]

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