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Measuring Broadband: Problems and Possibilities A Workshop at the DC Office ofThe Pew Research Center1615 L St St. NW, 7th FloorWashington DC June 28, 2006 Co-sponsored by Pew Internet & American Life ProjectUniversity of Texas at Austin, with support from the National Science FoundationMassachusetts Institute of Technology Communications infrastructure plays an increasingly important role in […]
E-patients with chronic conditions are likely to be searching for answers to their own health questions. As in past surveys, we asked respondents to think about the last time they went online for health or medical information, hoping to capture a portrait of a typical health search.[8.numoffset=”8″ “Online Health Search 2006” (Pew Internet & American […]
Americans with fresh experiences of serious diagnoses and medical crises are likely to use the internet for health information. One-quarter of adults (27%) say they or someone close to them has been diagnosed in the last 12 months with a chronic medical condition, such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, or high blood pressure. One-third (34%) […]
This data set contains questions about the sources and approaches people use to get information and to solve common problems. It was used in the report “Information Searches that Solve Problems”.
