Table 1.

Summary of survey respondents’ demographics (excluding non-responses)

	N (%) respondents
Age range (years)
Under 20	3 (1)
21–30	63 (16)
31–40	78 (19)
41–50	57 (14)
51–60	71 (18)
Over 60	126 (31)
Education level
High School	12 (3)
Some College/Associates/Trade School	98 (24)
Bachelors	138 (34)
Masters	117 (29)
Doctorate or other terminal degree	35 (9)
Duration of using online medical websites (years)
Less than 1	18 (4)
2–3	36 (9)
4–5	53 (13)
6–7	38 (9)
More than 7	224 (56)
Never	5 (1)
Unsure	26 (6)
Annual frequency of getting ill (number of occurrences)
Less than 1	193 (48)
2–3	149 (37)
4–6	35 (9)
7–10	5 (1)
More than 10	16 (4)