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. 2011 Jun 22;3(1):ojphi.v3i1.3561. doi: 10.5210/ojphi.v3i1.3561

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%