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. 2009 Nov 27;11(4):e48. doi: 10.2196/jmir.1249

Table 1.

Weighted sample characteristics: proportion of non-Internet and Internet users in each category

Characteristic Non-Internet Users
(N = 2566, 31.46%)
Internet Users
(N = 5078, 68.54%)
Age P < .001
   18-24 15.2% 84.8%
   25-34 23.0% 77.0%
   35-44 21.7% 78.3%
   45-54 28.9% 71.1%
   55-64 33.0% 67.0%
   65+ 66.4% 33.6%
Gender P = .003
   Male 33.6% 66.4%
   Female 29.5% 70.6%
Education P < .001
   High school or less 50.5% 49.5%
   Some college 17.1% 82.9%
   College graduate 9.0% 91.0%
Race/ethnicity P < .001
   Non-Hispanic white 25.0% 75.2%
   Hispanic 50.7% 49.3%
   Black/African American 43.3% 56.8%
   Othera 25.8% 74.2%
General health P < .001
   Excellent, very good, or good 26.7% 73.3%
   Fair or poor 51.4% 48.6%
Psychological distress P < .001
   Yes 43.4% 56.6%
   No 28.4% 71.6%
Cancer experience P < .001
   No personal experience with cancer 36.7% 63.3%
   Had family with cancer 26.3% 73.7%
   Cancer survivor 43.1% 56.9%
Have regular health care provider P < .001
   Yes 29.1% 70.9%
   No 35.7% 64.3%

a Other includes American Indian, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian, Alaskan Native, and multiple races mentioned.