Table 3.
Online social media
| Created a profile online that others can see (i.e. MySpace, Facebook, or LinkedIn.com) | |
| All participants | 59.6% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 52% |
| African American | 67% |
| Native American | 100% |
| Frequency of visiting online social networking sites | |
| Daily | 41.9% |
| Almost daily | 11.6% |
| 5–6 time per week | 4.7% |
| 2–4 times per week | 16.3% |
| 1 or less times per week | 25.6% |
| Frequency of reading online blogs | |
| Daily | 15.7% |
| Almost daily | 5.9% |
| 5–6 time per week | 3.9% |
| 2–4 times per week | 11.8% |
| 1 or less times per week | 27.5% |
| Frequency of watching YouTube | |
| Daily | 13.7% |
| Almost daily | 3.9% |
| 5–6 time per week | 3.9% |
| 2–4 times per week | 29.4% |
| 1 or less times per week | 23.5% |
| Never | 25.5% |
| Frequency of Twitter use | |
| Daily | 2% |
| Almost daily | 2% |
| 5–6 time per week | 2% |
| 2–4 times per week | 2% |
| 1 or less times per week | 9.8% |
| Never | 82.4% |
| Used an online patient portal to access medical records and health information | 19.2% |
| Willing to discuss health information online in chat rooms, discussion groups or online support groups | |
| All participants | 65.4% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 60% |
| African American | 67% |
| Native American | 100% |