Research Article
Health Care Reform: Understanding Individuals’ Attitudes and Information Sources
Table 4
Information sources and importance 2012.
| Information source |
% of respondents obtaining ACA information from the source |
% of respondents reporting the information was important to opinion formation | Very | Somewhat |
| Local daily newspaper | 38% | 12% | 47% | National newspaper | 28% | 17% | 41% | Local TV news | 53% | 19% | 46% | National TV news | 68% | 25% | 46% | Radio | 32% | 23% | 42% | Websites | 39% | 27% | 48% | Family nembers | 50% | 34% | 36% | Friends | 45% | 14% | 49% | Coworkers | 31% | 15% | 40% | Politicians | 32% | 15% | 48% | Religious leaders | 13% | 21% | 42% | Personal reading of legislation | 36% | 46% | 36% |
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Note: respondents were able to identify multiple information sources.
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