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I had hoped for more candidates, but with 24 submitted answers I have a small indication of who my target audience is and what they think. I did sent the survey to all graduating students and to the CCDL students to collect varied data about people in multiple countries.

afterwards 2 answers were added so in my design rationale i described 26 otherwise the graphs were not accurate.

These results are based on 24 submitted answers.

The participants come from these countries:

Netherlands	70,8%
Canada	16,7%
Kenya	8,3%
Suriname	4,2%

The participants gender :

Female	66,7%
Male	29,2%
Prefer not to say	4,1%

Highest level of education

Some college	37,5%
Bachelor's degree	33,3%
High school or equivalent	25%
Master’s degree	4,2%

Ever used the Internet to search for medical information (e.g. looking up symptoms)

Yes	100%
No	0%

Use the Internet to look up symptoms/diseases

1-2 per half year	58,3%
1-2 per month	25%
1-3 times per week	8,3%
3+ times per week	8,3%
Never	0%

The Internet is in helping you in making decisions about health

Not use full at all	0%
Little use full	20,8%
Middle (sometimes)	37,5%
Useful	33,3%
Very Useful	8,4%

Important to be able to access health resources on the Internet

Not important at all	0%
Little important	4,2%
Sometimes	12,5%
Very important	41,7%
Important	41,7%

Know how to use the Internet to answer questions about health

Little bit	20,8%
Sometimes	25%
Agree	33,3%
Strongly Agree	20,5%

Main reason to use the Internet to look up for symptoms/diseases

Curiosity	45,8%
Reassurance	29,2%
Fear	20,8%
Shame	4,2%

Cyberchondria: Studies of the Escalation of Medical Concerns in Web Search

RYEN W. WHITE and ERIC HORVITZ Microsoft Research

"we cannot confirm with certainty a causal association between exposure to Web search results and unfounded escalation of anxiety, users often gravitate toward serious illnesses for seemingly innocuous symptoms. Even if this gravitation is a result of curiosity not anxiety, it is worthy of attention since interest may".

Resources use in your research

3	33,3%
More	29,2%
2	29,2%
1	8,3%

Reliability check of the source

Yes	50%
Sometimes	45,8%
No	8,3%

Contacting the doctor when finding a possible diagnosis

Yes	12,5%
Sometimes	66,7%
No	25%

Enough knowledge about the risks of self-diagnoses and able to deal with them in daily life

No knowledge	0%
Little knowledge	12,5%
Middle	25%
Knowledge	33,3%
Enough knowledge	29,2%

Knowledge/Scenario Testing

Covid-19	54,2%
Flu	25%
Common cold	20,8%