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This report is based on the findings of a daily tracking survey on Americans’ use of the Internet. The results in this report are based on data from telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates between January 3, 2002, and January 31, 2002, among a sample of 2,391 adults, 18 and older. For results […]
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Introduction Tens of millions of Americans turn to the Internet when they need help with health problems. Health professionals are often apprehensive about the reliability of online health information and wonder how consumers can possibly find good advice in the untamed wilderness of the Internet. In an environment where any quack can create a credible-looking […]
Findings Fully 44% of Americans are paying very close attention to news of the Middle East conflict, with another 33% following the story fairly closely. That is the highest level of interest ever recorded on this measure, which dates back to 1988. It also makes the Middle East conflict one of the most closely followed […]
Introduction and Summary The public draws clear lines in assessing complex issues raised by genetic technologies. Americans are united in opposition to human cloning by more than four-to-one (77%-17%), they reject scientific experimentation in this area. There is far less agreement on the question of stem cell research. Half of those who have been […]
About this survey This report is based on the findings of several surveys of Americans about their use of the Internet. First, they are based on data from telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates between September 5-27, 2001 (we made no calls on September 11), among a sample of 815 Internet users, 18 […]
Americans increasingly use the Internet to conduct research for their jobs, to make transactions, and share worries and seek advice through emails WASHINGTON, D.C.-As Americans gain experience online, they use the Internet more for their jobs, to make more online purchases and carry out other financial transactions, and to write emails with more significant and […]