Main purpose for use of information type | Internal data and report N (%) | Policy, legislation and legal information N (%) | Medical/Clinical evidence N (%) | Experience, expertise and advice N (%) | Academic research evidence N (%) | Online information N (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Instrumental | 192 (53.3) | 182 (53.1) | 128 (56.1) | 148 (44.8) | 44 (30.3) | 96 (33.0) |
Conceptual | 107 (30.8) | 99 (28.9) | 53 (23.2) | 118 (35.8) | 73 (50.3) | 149 (51.2) |
Symbolic | 48 (13.8) | 62 (18.1) | 47 (20.6) | 64 (19.4) | 28 (19.3) | 46 (15.8) |
Total use (1684) | 347 | 343 | 228 | 330 | 145 | 291 |