Table 5.
Multivariable logistic regression models for oddsa of reporting yes to eHealth usage, by SES and race/ethnicity, Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), 2012.
| Sociodemographics | Visited a social networking site to read and share about medical topics | Used email or Internet to write in an online diary or blog about any type of health topic | Participated in an online support group for people with a similar health or medical issueb | ||||
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OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Education |
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≤High school | 1.11 | 0.64, 1.92 | 1.05 | 0.38, 2.90 | 0.90 | 0.27, 3.00 |
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Some college | 1.59 | 1.06, 2.39 | 1.13 | 0.45, 2.85 | 1.44 | 0.79, 2.64 |
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College degree or more (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 |
| Born in United States |
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No | 0.77 | 0.42, 1.39 | 1.43 | 0.31, 6.68 | 1.96 | 0.36, 8.86 |
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Yes (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 |
| Race/ethnicity |
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Hispanic | 0.90 | 0.39, 2.09 | 0.62 | 0.12, 3.20 | 1.91 | 0.61, 5.95 |
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Non-Hispanic black | 1.24 | 0.57, 2.67 | 1.32 | 0.39, 4.53 | 0.57 | 0.17, 1.88 |
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Other race | 1.08 | 0.48, 2.43 | 1.33 | 0.26, 6.83 | 1.80 | 0.50, 6.45 |
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Non-Hispanic white (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 |
| Home ownership |
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Rent or occupy without rent | 1.23 | 0.72, 2.10 | 1.18 | 0.37, 3.71 | 0.83 | 0.34, 2.01 |
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Own (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 |
| Annual household income |
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<$20,000 | 2.12 | 1.04, 4.29 | 0.87 | 0.24, 3.15 | 0.87 | 0.13, 5.83 |
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$20,000 to <$35,000 | 1.82 | 0.99, 3.32 | 2.41 | 0.73, 7.95 | 1.31 | 0.33, 5.26 |
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$35,000 to <$50,000 | 1.56 | 0.82, 2.94 | 1.18 | 0.40, 3.55 | 1.02 | 0.28, 3.79 |
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$50,000 to <$75,000 | 1.12 | 0.59, 2.13 | 1.28 | 0.50, 3.28 | 2.22 | 1.04, 4.73 |
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>$75,000 (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 |
| Age |
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18-34 | 2.81 | 1.13, 7.00 | 3.91 | 0.59, 25.94 | 1.99 | 0.47, 8.45 |
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35-49 | 2.27 | 1.00, 5.17 | 1.65 | 0.27, 10.23 | 1.38 | 0.34, 5.65 |
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50-64 | 1.59 | 0.72, 3.49 | 1.70 | 0.25, 11.68 | 0.86 | 0.15, 4.97 |
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>65 (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 |
| Sex |
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Female | 1.48 | 0.88, 2.49 | 4.31 | 1.78, 10.42 | 2.79 | 1.20, 6.51 |
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Male (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 |
| Cancer experience |
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Cancer diagnosis (self) | 1.07 | 0.63, 1.81 | 2.93 | 1.00, 8.63 | 1.36 | 0.62, 2.99 |
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No cancer diagnosis (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 |
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Family history of cancer | 1.08 | 0.72, 1.62 | 1.14 | 0.52, 2.53 | 2.96 | 1.00, 3.83 |
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No family history (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 |
aAll estimates are weighted. All models control for occupational status, marital status, children, health information–seeking (ever sought health information from any source), regular access to a health care provider, insurance status, health status, personal cancer history, and family history of cancer.
bFor the online support group model, high school degree and no high school degree were collapsed into 1 predictor variable to increase cell size for analysis.