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. 2015 Jul 8;3(3):e72. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.4438

Table 3.

New media device ownership and use by ED survey participants versus Pew-CHCF study data, July 12 to August 30, 2012.

Demographic (N=5788)
Text Messaging, 73% (CI 95% 72-74) Mobile Phone Ownership, 51% (CI 95% 49-52) Use of Health Apps, 19% (CI 95% 17-21) Health Info Seeking, 60% (CI 95% 58-62) Personal Health Records, 6% (CI 95% 6-8)


EDs Pew-CHCF P EDs Pew-CHCF P EDs Pew-CHCF P EDs Pew-CHCF P EDs
Gender Men 68
(66-71)
81 <.001 47
(45-49)
46 >.05 17
(15-20)
16 >.05 53
(49-56)
29 <.001 7
(6-8)

Women 76
(74-77)
80 <.001 53
(52-55)
45 <.001 20
(18-22)
23 .007 64
(62-67)
33 <.001 6
(5-7)
Age 18-29 96
(95-97)
97 .04 79
(77-81)
66 <.001 18
(16-21)
24 <.001 65
(62-68)
42 <.001 7
(5-8)

30-49 84
(82-85)
92 <.001 54
(52-57)
59 <.001 20
(18-23)
19 >.05 57
(53-60)
39 <.001 8
(7-9)

50-64 55
(52-58)
72 <.001 30
(27-33)
34 .004 17
(11-22)
16 >.05 53
(47-60)
19 <.001 7
(5-8)

65+ 16
(13-19)
34 <.001 10
(7-12)
11 >.05 16
(4-27)
10 >.05 33
(19-47)
9 <.001 2
(1-2)
Race/Ethnicity White, Non-Hispanic 65
(63-67)
79 <.001 44
(42-46)
42 >.05 21
(18-24)
19 >.05 61
(58-65)
27 <.001 8
(6-9)

Black, Non-Hispanic 77
(75-79)
80 .008 54
(51-56)
47 <.001 17
(15-20)
21 .01 57
(54-61)
35 <.001 5
(4-5)

Hispanic 79
(77-82)
85 <.001 56
(53-59)
49 <.001 18
(15-21)
15 .03 61
(57-65)
38 <.001 6
(5-7)
Annual Household Income <$30,000 71
(69-73)
78 <.001 45
(43-47)
35 <.001 16
(14-18)
14 >.05 63
(60-66)
28 <.001 3
(3-4)

$30,000-$59,999 76
(73-79)
78 >.05 56
(53-60)
42 <.001 21
(17-25)
21 >.05 59
(54-64)
30 <.001 8
(6-10)

$60,000-$89,999 78
(74-82)
89 <.001 60
(56-65)
56 >.05 23
(17-28)
21 >.05 61
(54-67)
37 <.001 11
(8-14)

≥$90,000 80
(76-85)
90 <.001 70
(65-74)
68 >.05 26
(20-32)
23 >.05 67
(60-73)
37 <.001 22
(18-26)
Education Level No HS Diploma 55
(51-59)
65 <.001 33
(29-37)
21 <.001 ------ Not reported
54
(47-62)
17 <.001 2
(1-3)

High School Graduate 69
(67-71)
75 <.001 42
(39-44)
36 <.001 14
(11-16)
11 .04 55
(51-58)
26 <.001 3
(3-4)

Some College 83
(80-85)
85 .01 62
(60-65)
50 <.001 20
(17-24)
24 .02 62
(59-66)
33 <.001 9
(7-11)

College+ 78
(76-81)
86 <.001 63
(61-66)
61 >.05 24
(21-28)
22 >.05 65
(61-69)
38 <.001 15
(13-18)