Table 1.
Demographic, Clinical, and Social Characteristics of Study Population
| Total N=1433 |
Video care use in 6 months post survey | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-users N=624 |
Users N=809 |
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| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Age | ||||||
| 18–44 | 180 | (12.6%) | 44 | (7.1%) | 136 | (16.8%) |
| 45–64 | 614 | (42.8%) | 228 | (36.5%) | 386 | (47.7%) |
| 65+ | 639 | (44.6%) | 352 | (56.4%) | 287 | (35.5%) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 1210 | (84.4%) | 543 | (87.0%) | 667 | (82.4%) |
| Female | 209 | (14.6%) | 74 | (11.9%) | 135 | (16.7%) |
| Non-binary gender | 14 | (1.0%) | 7 | (1.1%) | 7 | (0.9%) |
| Race | ||||||
| Black/African American | 401 | (28.0%) | 169 | (27.1%) | 232 | (28.7%) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 22 | (1.5%) | 13 | (2.1%) | 9 | (1.1%) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Asian | 17 | (1.2%) | 5 | (0.8%) | 12 | (1.5%) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 111 | (7.7%) | 38 | (6.1%) | 73 | (9.0%) |
| White | 784 | (54.7%) | 361 | (57.9%) | 423 | (52.3%) |
| Other | 32 | (2.2%) | 14 | (2.2%) | 18 | (2.2%) |
| More than one race | 66 | (4.6%) | 24 | (3.8%) | 42 | (5.2%) |
| Urban vs. rural/highly rural | ||||||
| Urban | 1009 | (70.4%) | 420 | (67.3%) | 589 | (72.8%) |
| Rural/highly rural | 424 | (29.6%) | 204 | (32.7%) | 220 | (27.2%) |
| Education | ||||||
| Did not complete high school | 56 | (3.9%) | 31 | (5.0%) | 25 | (3.1%) |
| High school grad or GED | 402 | (28.1%) | 194 | (31.1%) | 208 | (25.7%) |
| Some college or 2-year degree | 671 | (46.8%) | 277 | (44.4%) | 394 | (48.7%) |
| 4-year college grad or more | 304 | (21.2%) | 122 | (19.6%) | 182 | (22.5%) |
| Annual household income | ||||||
| Less than $25k | 599 | (41.8%) | 280 | (44.9%) | 319 | (39.4%) |
| $25,501–50,000 | 555 | (38.7%) | 236 | (37.8%) | 319 | (39.4%) |
| More than $50,000 | 279 | (19.5%) | 108 | (17.3%) | 171 | (21.1%) |
| Broadband access | ||||||
| 0–80% | 990 | (69.1%) | 457 | (73.2%) | 533 | (65.9%) |
| >80–100% | 415 | (29.0%) | 154 | (24.7%) | 261 | (32.3%) |
| No data | 28 | (2.0%) | 13 | (2.1%) | 15 | (1.9%) |
| Difficulty paying for basics | ||||||
| Not difficult at all | 499 | (34.8%) | 226 | (36.2%) | 273 | (33.7%) |
| Somewhat difficult | 650 | (45.4%) | 279 | (44.7%) | 371 | (45.9%) |
| Very difficult | 284 | (19.8%) | 119 | (19.1%) | 165 | (20.4%) |
| Live with others or alone | ||||||
| Alone | 578 | (40.3%) | 267 | (42.8%) | 311 | (38.4%) |
| With others | 855 | (59.7%) | 357 | (57.2%) | 498 | (61.6%) |
| Lacks social support | ||||||
| Has social support | 694 | (48.4%) | 307 | (49.2%) | 387 | (47.8%) |
| Lacks social support | 739 | (51.6%) | 317 | (50.8%) | 422 | (52.2%) |
| Number of chronic conditions | ||||||
| 0 | 204 | (14.2%) | 75 | (12.0%) | 129 | (15.9%) |
| 1 | 186 | (13.0%) | 71 | (11.4%) | 115 | (14.2%) |
| 2–3 | 494 | (34.5%) | 203 | (32.5%) | 291 | (36.0%) |
| 4–5 | 324 | (22.6%) | 150 | (24.0%) | 174 | (21.5%) |
| 6+ | 225 | (15.7%) | 125 | (20.0%) | 100 | (12.4%) |
| Any mental health condition | 1120 | (78.2%) | 417 | (66.8%) | 703 | (86.9%) |
| Any substance use disorder | 572 | (39.9%) | 211 | (33.8%) | 361 | (44.6%) |
| VA Help Desk usage | 893 | (62.3%) | 385 | (61.7%) | 508 | (62.8%) |