Information utilization was examined among 90 social service decision makers. Results
indicated that propensity to use a particular type of information is relatively independent
of the propensity to use a particular source from which the information is obtained.
Moreover, the information type used by a decision maker is predicted in part by the type of
decision needing to be made. In contrast, use of a particular source is related to the
decision maker's role. Suggestions for evaluators concerned with utilization of their
information as well as for researchers developing theories of information use are offered.
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