NI Life and Times Survey - 2001: EXTRA1

Year: 2001
Module:Health Issues
Variable:EXTRA1 - EXTRA12

If response to RELYDOC is 'Try and get more information myself' ...

Where would you go to get more information?

The following tables show the percentage of respondents identifying each source.

	%
A doctor or other health professional	27
A friend or relative who is a health professional	28
Another friend or relative	10
Someone who practices alternative medicine	10
The internet	38
Books	34
Leaflets	15
A telephone helpline	7
A support group	8
A pharmacist	6
Other	1
(Don't know/can't remember)	1

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
A doctor or other health professional	33	23
A friend or relative who is a health professional	29	28
Another friend or relative	15	8
Someone who practices alternative medicine	8	11
The internet	35	40
Books	25	39
Leaflets	13	17
A telephone helpline	9	6
A support group	9	7
A pharmacist	7	5
Other	2	1
(Don't know/can't remember)	2	1

Results for people of different ages

The number of people within each category is too small to allow percentages to be calculated

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
A doctor or other health professional	31	28	*
A friend or relative who is a health professional	26	33	*
Another friend or relative	10	12	*
Someone who practices alternative medicine	5	13	*
The internet	30	41	*
Books	32	36	*
Leaflets	14	15	*
A telephone helpline	3	10	*
A support group	6	12	*
A pharmacist	7	6	*
Other	2	1	*
(Don't know/can't remember)	0	1	*

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.