Table 2.
Sample characteristics: weighted statistics.
| Demographics/socioeconomic status | All (N=6680, 100%) |
No Internet use (n=3300, 49.40%) |
Any Internet use (n=3380, 50.60%) |
P valuea | |
| Age group (years) |
|
|
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<.001 | |
|
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65-69 | 30.13 | 18.63 | 41.36 |
|
|
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70-74 | 26.17 | 22.70 | 29.56 |
|
|
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75-79 | 19.40 | 23.25 | 15.64 |
|
|
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80-84 | 14.16 | 19.16 | 9.28 |
|
|
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≥85 | 10.14 | 16.26 | 4.15 |
|
| Gender |
|
|
|
<.001 | |
|
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Male | 44.20 | 41.14 | 47.19 |
|
|
|
Female | 55.80 | 58.86 | 52.81 |
|
| Race/ethnicity |
|
|
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Non-Hispanic white | 80.85 | 73.09 | 88.42 |
|
|
|
Non-Hispanic black | 7.97 | 11.51 | 4.53 |
|
|
|
Hispanic | 6.73 | 10.19 | 3.35 |
|
|
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All other/don’t know/refused | 4.45 | 5.21 | 3.71 |
|
| Marital status |
|
|
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Married/cohabiting | 59.64 | 49.87 | 69.18 |
|
|
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Widowed | 24.86 | 12.50 | 12.11 |
|
|
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Divorced/separated | 12.30 | 33.46 | 16.47 |
|
|
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Never married | 3.19 | 4.18 | 2.24 |
|
| Live with spouse | 58.69 | 48.61 | 68.52 | <.001 | |
| Education |
|
|
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Less than high school/don’t know/refused | 21.43 | 36.50 | 6.71 |
|
|
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High school diploma or GED | 27.08 | 33.94 | 20.38 |
|
|
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Some college or associate degree | 26.61 | 19.93 | 33.13 |
|
|
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Bachelor’s degree or higher | 24.88 | 9.62 | 39.78 |
|
| Income ($), median | 32,000 | 21,511 | 50,000 | ||
| Health conditions/needs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chronic medical conditions, mean (SE) | 2.27 (0.03) | 2.44 (0.03) | 2.11 (0.03) | <.001 |
|
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Dementia/Alzheimer’s disease, % | 2.05 | 3.58 | 0.01 | <.001 |
|
|
ADL/IADL impairments, mean (SE) | 1.03 (0.06) | 1.44 (0.06) | 0.64 (0.07) | <.001 |
| Psychological capital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depressive symptoms last month | 16.28 | 21.89 | 10.80 | <.001 |
|
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Anxiety symptoms last month | 13.19 | 18.30 | 8.19 | <.001 |
|
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Efficacy score, mean (SE) | 10.71 (0.03) | 10.44 (0.04) | 10.97 (0.03) | <.001 |
| Social capital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Have at least 1 living child | 88.21 | 86.06 | 90.31 | <.001 |
|
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Have at least 1 sibling | 80.00 | 79.47 | 80.51 | .30 |
|
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Worked for pay last month | 19.63 | 10.77 | 28.28 | <.001 |
|
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Did formal volunteering last month | 26.33 | 17.37 | 35.07 | <.001 |
|
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Provided informal caregiving last month | 20.00 | 16.78 | 23.14 | <.001 |
|
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Visited family/friend last month | 88.24 | 83.44 | 92.92 | <.001 |
|
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Attended religious service last month | 57.69 | 56.30 | 59.04 | .02 |
|
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Participated in clubs/classes/other organized activities last month | 38.12 | 25.51 | 50.43 | <.001 |
|
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Went out for enjoyment last month | 80.48 | 70.28 | 90.44 | <.001 |
a P values denote difference between nonusers and users based on chi-square tests or independent samples t tests.