Table 1.
Univariable associations of health-related Internet use with sociodemographic, health characteristics, and health-risk behavior.
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Totala (N=3911) | Ever use of Internet | Internet use for health-related information last yearb | Internet first source for health-related informationb | Internet use for behavioral support last yearb | |||||
| Yes (n=2886) | No (n=1025) | Yes (n=2222) | No (n=650) | Yes (n=1318) | No (n=1459) | Yes (n=1321) | No (n=1236) | |||
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Age in years, mean (SD) | 46.35 (18.01) | 42.88 (15.57) | 58.91 (21.00)c | 42.48 (15.69) | 44.06 (17.04) | 42.30 (14.82) | 43.71 (16.94) | 39.78 (13.99) | 47.59 (17.70)c |
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Male, % (n) | 48.50 (1576) | 47.87 (1130) | 50.76 (446) | 45.38 (841) | 57.14 (286)c | 50.00 (524) | 45.95 (568) | 45.02 (449) | 51.78 (550)c |
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White, % (n) | 80.54 (2819) | 82.05 (2183) | 74.87 (636)c | 82.41 (1689) | 82.00 (486) | 81.39 (1023) | 83.09 (1089) | 79.11 (978) | 84.83 (964) |
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Married, % (n) | 51.23 (2015) | 52.75 (1604) | 45.66 (411)c | 52.79 (1241) | 53.54 (359) | 52.85 (732) | 54.30 (816) | 49.96 (697) | 58.53 (732)c |
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Employed, % (n) | 55.90 (2036) | 61.28 (1756) | 36.26 (280)c | 61.93 (1396) | 59.82 (354) | 63.08 (854) | 59.53 (837) | 62.83 (878) | 60.74 (678) |
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College education, % (n) | 64.10 (2672) | 73.88 (2311) | 28.08 (361)c | 77.47 (1835) | 61.83 (467)c | 78.13 (1111) | 71.79 (1118)c | 77.51 (1103) | 72.73 (972) |
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Poor health, % (n) | 15.04 (623) | 12.36 (343) | 25.00 (280) | 12.97 (268) | 9.97 (71) | 14.19 (156) | 10.82 (174) | 13.92 (161) | 9.93 (132) |
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BMI, mean (SD) | 27.66 (6.53) | 27.51 (6.32) | 28.25 (7.27) | 27.50 (6.35) | 27.59 (6.99) | 27.52 (6.36) | 27.55 (6.73) | 27.82 (6.77) | 27.07 (6.39) |
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Excessive alcohol consumption | 15.06 (484) | 15.47 (368) | 13.57 (116) | 15.52 (286) | 15.34 (80) | 14.84 (178) | 15.66 (181) | 15.89 (190) | 15.87 (141) |
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Current smoking | 17.78 (615) | 16.15 (419) | 23.71 (196)c | 15.34 (316) | 19.34 (101) | 16.65 (199) | 15.32 (206) | 19.84 (240) | 11.70 (130)c |
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Low fruit/ vegetable intake | 55.98 (2066) | 54.85 (1492) | 60.06 (574) | 52.54 (1115) | 63.72 (369)c | 58.20 (706) | 52.20 (732)c | 54.91 (676) | 54.67 (640) |
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Inactive/ sedentary lifestyle | 14.54 (545) | 11.74 (324) | 25.25 (221)c | 10.93 (229) | 14.70 (94) | 13.01 (154) | 11.09 (158) | 12.10 (137) | 11.91 (151) |
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Unprotected sun exposure | 87.69 (3309) | 86.97 (2414) | 90.29 (895)c | 86.60 (1853) | 88.33 (549) | 86.97 (1119) | 86.86 (1208) | 87.48 (1101) | 85.67 (1035) |
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Obese | 28.88 (1122) | 27.69 (819) | 33.40 (303)c | 27.94 (638) | 27.07 (177) | 26.51 (356) | 28.76 (434) | 28.64 (417) | 24.49 (299) |
aAll counts in table are unweighted.
bRestricted to those who have ever used the Internet.
c P<.05.