Table 2.
Characteristics of respondents
| Characteristic | % of Respondents n = 261 |
|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 67.4 | |
| Male | 17.6 | |
| Missing | 14.9 | |
| Age (years) | ||
| < 45 | 21.5 | |
| 45 to 54 | 26.4 | |
| 55 to 64 | 29.9 | |
| 65 and over | 9.2 | |
| Missing | 13.0 | |
| Education | ||
| High school or less | 9.6 | |
| Some postsecondary | 36.0 | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 41.4 | |
| Missing | 13.0 | |
| Employment | ||
| Full-time | 35.3 | |
| Part-time | 9.6 | |
| Retired | 18.4 | |
| Disability leave | 14.2 | |
| Unemployed | 4.2 | |
| Other | 2.7 | |
| Missing | 15.7 | |
| Geographic location in Canada | ||
| Western | 18.8 | |
| Central | 23.4 | |
| Eastern | 44.1 | |
| Outside Canada | 6.5 | |
| Missing | 7.3 | |
| General computer experience | ||
| Low | 15.7 | |
| Moderate | 47.9 | |
| High | 25.3 | |
| Missing | 11.1 | |
| Arthritis experienced by | ||
| Respondent | 86.6 | |
| Other | 5.4 | |
| Missing | 8.1 | |
| Information sought for | ||
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 47.5 | |
| Osteoarthritis | 41.0 | |
| Other | 11.5 | |
| Time spent reading the summary (minutes) | ||
| < 5 | 42.5 | |
| 5 to 10 | 34.1 | |
| > 10 | 11.9 | |
| Missing | 11.5 | |
| Summary discovered by | ||
| Exploring arthritis.ca website | 23.0 | |
| Physician recommendation | 21.1 | |
| Support group recommendation | 16.9 | |
| Search engine | 5.4 | |
| Friend/family recommendation | 3.8 | |
| Other | 16.1 | |
| Missing | 13.8 | |
| Reason for reading the summary | ||
| Personal relevance | 64.8 | |
| General interest | 19.5 | |
| Other | 4.2 | |
| Missing | 11.5 | |