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European Union citizens and sources of information about health EUROPEAN OPINION RESEARCH GROUP When asked to say what are the other sources of information about health, 28.9% of EU citizens mention discussions with friends, family and colleagues, another quarter newspapers and magazines (24.4% and 24.5% respectively). Other sources of information about health (% of EU population) Television 38.5 Discussion with friends, family and colleagues 28.9 A health professional 25.8 magazines 24.5 Newspapers 24.4 base: 16067 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 March 2003 6
European Union citizens and sources of information about health EUROPEAN OPINION RESEARCH GROUP 2. Information about health on the Internet A small proportion (23.1%) of people within the European Union use the Internet to get information about health. In Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and Luxembourg this proportion reaches respectively 41.4%, 38.7%, 33.5% and 32.4% of people. In Greece (11.7%), Spain (13.5%), Portugal (14%) and France (15.3%) on the other hand, people are the least likely to use Internet for this purpose. 14.2% use it less than once a month, 4.5% once a month, 3% once a week and 1.4% once a day. 50 How often do Europeans use the Internet to get information about health? (% of EU population) 45 40 base: 16067 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 DK NL S FIN L A UK TOT. D WEST Once a day 2.8 1.9 1.7 0.6 3 5.2 0.9 1.4 1.5 0.5 1.4 1.4 1.8 2.2 1.4 1.6 0.9 1.9 Once a week 6.1 3.6 4.2 1.6 3.9 5.9 3 3.9 3.9 1.5 3 3.2 3.8 2.5 2.3 1.9 1 2.3 Once a month 12.3 9.3 8.3 6.9 6.5 3.5 6.1 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.7 2.3 2.1 2.1 Less often 26 26.6 24.5 24.4 19 16.8 19.4 14.8 14.2 17.3 14.2 14 12.1 12.6 7.9 8.2 9.5 5.4 Total users 47.2 41.4 38.7 33.5 32.4 31.4 29.4 24.6 24 23.4 23.1 22.7 21.6 21 15.3 14 13.5 11.7 D TOTA L IRL EU15 I D OST B F P E GR Nevertheless, a majority of people (41.5%) within the European Union think that the Internet is a good way to get information about health. This opinion is especially prominent in Denmark (62.3%), the Netherlands (60.7%), Luxembourg (54.9%) and the UK (51.1%). 15.9% of people think it depends on the information sought and other 26.7% cannot decide. March 2003 7
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