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Full 2008 SCAL results, context and analysis on health-related learning (PDF, 354 KB)
Among Canadians, the most popular sources of health-related information are:
Figure 33: Percentage of Canadians who consult each source of health-related information
Source: Canadian Council on Learning. Survey of Canadian Attitudes toward Learning, 2008
Older Canadians are more likely to consult their family doctors for information, while younger Canadians are more likely to consult friends or family and the internet.
Most Canadians can read directions (71%) and warnings on new medicines without difficulty, but fewer than half (46%) report reading nutritional labels without difficulty.
Canadians with more education appear to be more discerning consumers of health-related information and they report more confidence in their health-literacy skills. (See Figure 37.)
Figure 37: Percentage of respondents who report not using sources of information due to concerns about their reliability, by education level