Forty-six percent of women report using a Google search the last time they needed information on a health care issue, compared with 28% of men, according to a new survey from Capstrat and Public Policy Polling.
Sixty-three percent of women said they believed health information found through a Google search was reliable, compared with 53% of men.
Thirteen percent of women and 11% of men said they turned to an online forum the last time they needed information on a health topic.
Results are based on an April 2010 survey of 678 U.S. residents.
Source: Capstrat/Public Policy Poll, "Health Care Information -- Where Do You Go? Who Do You Trust?"