Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of MyChart Users vs. Non-users and their Children
| overall (n=183) | MyChart Users (n=41) | MyChart Non- Users (n=142) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respondents | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | p- valuea |
| relationship to child | |||||||
| parent | 167 | (96) | 39 | (95) | 128 | (96) | |
| grandparent | 7 | (44) | 1 | (2) | 6 | (4) | 0.58 |
| missing | 9 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| gender | |||||||
| male | 11 | (6) | 0 | (0) | 11 | (8) | |
| female | 163 | (95) | 40 | (100) | 123 | (92) | 0.06 |
| missing | 9 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| age (years) | |||||||
| mean (SD) | 34.8 | (8.1) | 33.5 | (6.9) | 35.2 | (8.5) | 0.25b |
| ethnicity | |||||||
| white | 46 | (26 | 14 | (35) | 32 | (23) | |
| black | 93 | (52) | 19 | (48) | 74 | (54) | |
| hispanic | 31 | (17) | 5 | (13) | 26 | (19) | |
| other | 8 | (5) | 2 | (5) | 6 | (4) | 0.46c |
| missing | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| education | |||||||
| less than high school | 38 | (22) | 7 | (18) | 31 | (23) | |
| high school graduate | 65 | (37) | 14 | (35) | 51 | (37) | |
| some college or 2yr degree | 61 | (35) | 16 | (40) | 45 | (33) | |
| 4 yr college or more | 13 | (7) | 3 | (8) | 10 | (7) | 0.83 |
| missing | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Children | |||||||
| sex | |||||||
| male | 131 | (72) | 26 | (63) | 105 | (74) | |
| female | 51 | (28) | 15 | (37) | 36 | (26) | 0.20 |
| missing | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| age at survey | |||||||
| mean (SD) | 8.7 | (1.87) | 9.0 | (1.94) | 8.6 | (1.84) | 0.23b |
| age at diagnosis | |||||||
| mean (SD) | 5.8 | (2.11) | 6.0 | (2.21) | 5.7 | (2.09) | 0.47b |
| socioeconomic aread | |||||||
| inner city | 74 | (41) | 12 | (29) | 62 | (44) | |
| rest of city | 75 | (41) | 15 | (37) | 59 | (42) | |
| suburban | 33 | (18.) | 14 | (34) | 19 | (14) | 0.03 |
| missing | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
a
Pearson's Chi-Square except where otherwise noted.
b
Pooled t-test assuming equal variances where (Pr>F)>0.1.
c
Fisher’s exact test.
d
Socioeconomic area as defined by zip code of residence (see McConnochie et al 1997).