Table 2.
Characteristics Related to Opinions on Benefits of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), Electronic Prescribing, Personal Health Records (PHRs), Willingness to Pay, and Security
| Probability of “Strongly Agree” or “Agree” | Probability of “VeryWilling” or“Willing” | Probability of “VerySecure” or “SomewhatSecure” | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMRs Are Likely toImprove Medical Care. Do You Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, or Strongly Disagree? | Electronic Prescribing Is Likely to Improve Medical Care. Do You Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, or Strongly Disagree? | Electronic PHRs Are Likely to Improve Medical Care. Do You Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, or Strongly Disagree? | Would You Be Willing to Pay a Little More for Your Health Care to Increase the Use of Health IT? | In General, Do You Think Computerized Medical Records Are Very Secure, Somewhat Secure, or Not Secure? | |
| Relative Odds (n = 815) | Relative Odds (n = 816) | Relative Odds (n = 817) | Relative Odds (n = 816) | Relative Odds (n = 817) | |
| Female (ref: male) | 0.744 | 0.747 | 0.84 | 1.226 | 0.938 |
| Age 65+ (ref: 18–34) | 1.255 | 2.465 | 1.342 | 0.622 | 0.685 |
| Age 35–64 (ref: 18–34) | 1.052 | 1.663 | 1.023 | 0.45 | 0.614 |
| Black (ref: white) | 1.511 | 3.364 | 1.772 | 1.679 | 1.312 |
| Other (ref: white) | 0.863 | 1.668 | 1.28 | 1.755 | 0.797 |
| Not Hispanic (ref: Hispanic) | 0.845 | 0.638 | 1.012 | 0.742 | 0.887 |
| U.S.$100,000+ (ref: <25K) | 1.276 | 2.042 | 1.332 | 2.355 | 1.118 |
| U.S.$50,000–U.S.$99,999 (ref: <25K) | 1.092 | 0.979 | 0.811 | 1.371 | 0.963 |
| U.S.$25,000–U.S.$49,999 (ref: <25K) | 0.75 | 0.773 | 0.752 | 1.106 | 0.901 |
| Fair/poor (ref: excellent) | 1.135 | 0.847 | 1.395 | 0.776 | 0.881 |
| Very good/good (ref: excellent) | 1.105 | 0.806 | 1.35 | 0.938 | 1.077 |
| West (ref: northeast) | 0.978 | 1.058 | 0.726 | 0.678 | 0.75 |
| South (ref: northeast) | 1.251 | 1.122 | 1.075 | 0.691 | 0.963 |
| Midwest (ref: northeast) | 1.181 | 1.362 | 0.721 | 1.06 | 1.328 |
| Very or somewhat comfortable w. technology (ref: neutral or uncomfortable) | 2.454 | 2.065 | 2.115 | 1.474 | 2.089 |
| Never online (ref: online daily) | 1.017 | 0.901 | 0.787 | 1.625 | 1 |
| Online few times a year to a few times a month (ref: online daily) | 0.854 | 0.498 | 0.706 | 1.57 | 1.035 |
| Online once a week to a few times a week (ref: online daily) | 1.19 | 0.849 | 0.977 | 1.316 | 1.25 |
Note. p<.05 in bold italics.