NCDDR Survey 2000

Question Four text description

Question Four: Which of these sources have you used to obtain disability research information in the past twelve months? (check all that apply) Responses are given in percent of overall stakeholders and overall ILC consumers.

For the category Media:

Television was selected by sixteen percent of stakeholders and thirty nine percent of consumers.

Radio was selected by eight percent of stakeholders and seventeen percent of consumers.

Magazines was selected by thirty nine percent of stakeholders and forty three percent of consumers.

Newspapers was selected by thirty four percent of stakeholders and thirty three percent of consumers.

Newsletters, brochures, fact sheets was selected by sixty eight percent of stakeholders and sixty two percent of consumers.

Computer (Internet, WWW, email, CD-ROM) was selected by eighty five percent of stakeholders and fifty six percent of consumers.

Research journals was selected by forty five percent of stakeholders and seventeen percent of consumers.

Reports, monographs, books was selected by fifty three percent of stakeholders and twenty five percent of consumers.

For the category Community Resources:

Public library was selected by sixteen percent of stakeholders and twenty five percent of consumers.

Centers for Independent Living was selected by thirty seven percent of stakeholders and eighty percent of consumers.

Disability research projects (university/medical /research facility) was selected by forty two percent of stakeholders and twenty one percent of consumers.

Workshops, meetings, conferences was selected by seventy two percent of stakeholders and fifty three percent of consumers.

Public or private school, school library was selected by ten percent of stakeholders and nine percent of consumers.

Governmental agencies was selected by sixty six percent of stakeholders and forty one percent of consumers.

For the category People:

Family of friends was selected by twenty two percent of stakeholders and 49 percent of consumers.

Physician/health care provider was selected by twenty one percent of stakeholders and 40 percent of consumers.

Community service provider/disability advocate was selected by sixty five percent of stakeholders and sixty four percent of consumers.

Disability researcher was selected by twenty six percent of stakeholders and sixteen percent of consumers.

For the category Other:

Other sources was selected by five percent of stakeholders and seven percent of consumers.

Not interested in disability research was selected by no stakeholders and two percent of consumers.

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