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Harris Interactive Inc.
Survey shows number of those searching Internet for health information grows
August 16th, 2005
Despite a decrease over the last 3 years in the percentage of online U.S. adults who have ever searched the Internet for health-related information (from 80% in 2002 to 72% now), the actual number of adults who have ever searched for health information online (Harris Interactive refers to them as cyberchondriacs) has grown due to an increase in the percentage of U.S. adults who go online (from 66% in 2002 to 74% in 2005). The percentage of cyberchondriacs who search sometimes or often appears to also be on the rise. Most adults who have ever looked for health information online have been generally successful in finding what they are looking for and believe the...
Source: Managed Care Business Week (2005-08-16)
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