TV and web favoured sources for health information, says CTV poll

Only a small minority of Canadians get their health and science news information from magazines. Most get it from television and the Internet, according to a poll conducted for CTV by Angus Reid Strategies, with 36 per cent saying they prefer TV and 32 per cent saying they prefer the Web. The rest divided their loyalties between newspapers, magazine and radio.

The survey also found that Canadians are eager for even more coverage of science and health issues. While most Canadians found the media effective in presenting information in an accessible manner, the scientists who conducted the research were seen as the most trusted source of credible and accurate information.

The poll found that 9 out of 10 Canadians said they had made some sort of lifestyle adjustment as a result of information received in the media.