Table 4.
Correlates of different types of Internet/online use among Internet/online users: logistic regression analysis results.
| Variable | Health-related tasksa | Shopping/bankingb | Email/texting onlyc | ||||
| OR (SE) | 95% CI | OR (SE) | 95% CI | OR (SE) | 95% CI | ||
| Age group (years) |
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65-69 | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
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70-74 | 0.76 (0.07)e | 0.64-0.91 | 0.63 (0.07)d | 0.50-0.79 | 1.25 (0.23) | 0.87-1.82 |
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75-79 | 0.71 (0.07)e | 0.58-0.88 | 0.64 (0.08)e | 0.50-0.82 | 1.27 (0.22) | 0.90-1.79 |
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80-84 | 0.63 (0.08)d | 0.49-0.81 | 0.40 (0.06)d | 0.30-0.55 | 2.60 (0.55)d | 1.70-3.98 |
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≥85 | 0.66 (0.11)f | 0.48-0.92 | 0.32 (0.05)d | 0.24-0.43 | 3.17 (0.77)d | 1.95-5.17 |
| Gender |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Male | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
Female | 1.09 (0.10) | 0.91-1.32 | 1.21 (0.12) | 0.99-1.48 | 0.76 (0.12) | 0.56-1.03 |
| Race/ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Non-Hispanic white | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
Non-Hispanic black | 0.70 (0.09)f | 0.53-0.92 | 0.90 (0.13) | 0.67-1.21 | 1.60 (0.35)f | 1.03-2.49 |
| Hispanic | 0.85 (0.20) | 0.54-1.46 | 1.01 (0.25) | 0.61-1.66 | 1.19 (0.45) | 0.56-2.54 | |
| All other/don’t know/refused | 0.69 (0.16) | 0.42-1.11 | 1.16 (0.23) | 0.78-1.72 | 2.31 (0.63)e | 1.33-3.99 | |
| Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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BA/BS or higher | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
Less than high school/don’t know/refused | 0.39 (0.07)d | 0.27-0.56 | 0.34 (0.06)d | 0.24-0.50 | 2.20 (0.60)e | 1.35-3.39 |
| High school diploma or GED | 0.49 (0.06)d | 0.38-0.63 | 0.45 (0.07)d | 0.34-0.62 | 1.61 (0.31)f | 1.09-2.38 | |
| Some college or associate degree | 0.68 (0.06)d | 0.56-0.82 | 0.79 (0.08)f | 0.64-0.98 | 1.02 (0.20) | 0.69-1.51 | |
| Living arrangement |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Not living with a spouse | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
Living with a spouse | 1.23 (0.12)f | 1.03-1.51 | 0.85 (0.08) | 0.70-1.02 | 1.21 (0.21) | 0.85-1.73 |
| Total income (in $10,000) | 1.00 (0.01) | 0.99-1.00 | 1.00 (0.01) | 0.99-1.00 | 0.93 (0.02)e | 0.89-0.98 | |
| Number of chronic illnesses | 1.15 (0.04)d | 1.08-1.23 | 1.00 (0.03) | 0.94-1.07 | 0.99 (0.05) | 0.89-1.10 | |
| Dementia/Alzheimer’s disease |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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No | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
Yes | 1.22 (0.71) | 0.38-3.91 | 0.86 (0.50) | 0.27-2.73 | 2.68 (1.98) | 0.61-11.77 |
| Number of ADL/IADL impairments | 1.01 (0.02) | 0.97-1.05 | 1.02 (0.02) | 0.97-1.07 | 0.99 (0.03) | 0.93-1.06 | |
| Depression |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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No | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
Yes | 1.07 (0.20) | 0.75-1.54 | 1.14 (0.17) | 0.85-1.53 | 1.34 (0.33) | 0.82-2.20 |
| Anxiety |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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No | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
Yes | 0.74 (0.11)f | 0.55-0.99 | 0.78 (0.13) | 0.56-1.09 | 1.75 (0.39)f | 1.12-2.75 |
| Self-efficacy | 0.95 (0.04) | 0.88-1.02 | 1.03 (0.04) | 0.97-1.11 | 1.13 (0.07) | 0.99-1.29 | |
| Living child |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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No | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
Yes | 1.06 (0.17) | 0.77-1.47 | 1.29 (0.20) | 0.95-1.76 | 1.65 (0.42) | 0.99-2.76 |
| Living sibling |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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No | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
Yes | 0.95(0.10) | 0.77-1.18 | 0.97 (0.10) | 0.79-1.20 | 0.97 (0.15) | 0.72-1.32 |
| Worked for pay |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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No | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
Yes | 0.97 (0.09) | 0.80-1.17 | 1.13 (0.10) | 0.95-1.35 | 1.23 (0.24) | 0.83-1.82 |
| Did volunteering |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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No | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
Yes | 1.28 (0.13)f | 1.05-1.57 | 1.12 (0.12) | 0.79-1.20 | 0.63 (0.12)f | 0.43-0.92 |
| Informal caregiver |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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No | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
Yes | 1.07 (0.09) | 0.91-1.27 | 1.10 (0.12) | 0.89-1.35 | 0.74 (0.12) | 0.53-1.02 |
| Visited family/friend |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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No | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
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Yes | 1.26 (0.21) | 0.91-1.74 | 1.10 (0.17) | 0.80-1.51 | 1.04 (0.26) | 0.63-1.72 |
| Attended religious service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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No | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
Yes | 0.84 (0.07) | 0.70-1.01 | 0.75 (0.7)e | 0.62-0.91 | 1.35 (0.21) | 0.99-1.84 |
| Attended clubs/classes/ organized activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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No | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
Yes | 1.15 (0.12) | 0.93-1.42 | 1.08 (0.10) | 0.89-1.31 | 0.75 (0.13) | 0.53-1.06 |
| Went out for enjoyment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No | 1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
|
|
|
Yes | 1.10 (0.17) | 0.81-1.50 | 1.10 (0.18) | 0.79-1.53 | 0.71 (0.16) | 0.45-1.10 |
aCoded as 1 for using Internet for any health-related task and 0 for not using the Internet for health-related task.
bCoded as 1 for using Internet for any shopping/banking task and 0 for not using the Internet for shopping/banking task.
cCoded as 1 for using Internet for email/texting purposes only and 0 for using the Internet for email/texting and other tasks (ie, health-related tasks and/or shopping/banking tasks).
d P<.001.
e P<.01.
f P<.05.