Table 2.
Consumer characteristics according to website
| AskaPatient | CrazyMeds | WebMD | Revolution-Health | Total | ||
| Total n in each sample | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 960 | |
| Characteristics | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 158 (66) | 64 (27) | 179 (75) | 22 (9) | 423 (44) | |
| Male | 81 (34) | 27 (11) | 50 (21) | 10 (4) | 168 (17.5) | |
| Not given | 1 (< 1) | 149 (62) | 11 (5) | 208 (87) | 369 (38.4) | |
| Age in years | ||||||
| ≤ 18 | 15 (6) | 3 (1) | 5 (2) | 2 (1) | 25 (2.6) | |
| 19–34 | 116 (48) | 3 (1) | 82 (34) | 3 (1) | 204 (21.3) | |
| 35–54 | 93 (39) | 10 (4) | 103 (43) | 6 (3) | 212 (22.1) | |
| ≥ 55 | 13 (5) | 2 (1) | 36 (15) | 1 (<1) | 52 (5.4) | |
| Not given | 3 (1) | 224 (93) | 14 (6) | 228 (95) | 469 (48.9) | |
| Length of time on drug | ||||||
| < 1 month | 67 (28) | 23 (10) | 51 (21) | 43 (18) | 184 (19.2) | |
| 1–6 months | 72 (30) | 38 (16) | 59 (25) | 42 (18) | 211 (22) | |
| 6 months–2 years | 58 (24) | 37 (15) | 55 (23) | 17 (7) | 167 (17.4) | |
| ≥ 2 years | 41 (17) | 24 (10) | 56 (23) | 10 (4) | 134 (15) | |
| Not given | 1 (<1) | 120 (50) | 17 (7) | 128 (53) | 266 (27.7) | |