Table 2.

Motivations and purposes for seeking health information: subtopics and themes by age group.

Subtopics	Themes	Generation A *	Generation B	Generation C
Information for Personal Use	Information about drugs’ side effects, effectiveness, and drug interactions is the primary purpose for seeking health information	Several **	Several	Several
Information for Caregiving to Others	Younger women seek information as caregivers for their children’s vaccines, medications, and food allergies	Several	Several	None

* Generation A: 38 to 53 years; Generation B: 54 to 72 years; Generation C: 73 to 90 years; ** Number of times the theme was endorsed by this generation: None = 0, Several = 1–10, Some = 11–20, and Many = 21 or more.