Table 5.

Effect of socioeconomic characteristics on health-seeking behavior.

Socioeconomic characteristic and health-seeking behavior effect		χ2(df)	P	Cramer's V or phi
Does employment status have an effect on online health-seeking behavior?
	Patients who previously searched for online health information (n=554)	23.2 (9)	<.001	.21 (V)
	Patients influenced to attend current appointment (n=571)	89.9 (27)	<.001	.23a(V)
	Patients who searched prior to current appointment (n=536)	10.3 (9)	.33	N/Ab,c
Does educational attainment have an effect on online health-seeking behavior?
	Patients who previously searched for online health information (n=554)	21.0 (9)	<.001	.36 (V)
	Patients influenced to attend current appointment (n=571)	76.0 (12)	<.001	.21 (V)
	Patients who searched prior to current appointment (n=536)	4.9 (4)	.29	N/Ac
Does location have an effect on online health-seeking behavior?
	Patients who previously searched for online health information (n=554)	21.0 (4)	<.001	.20 (V)
	Patients influenced to attend current appointment (n=771)	76.0 (12)	<.001	.21 (V)
	Patients who searched prior to current appointment (n=536)	4.9 (4)	.29	N/Ac
Does age have an effect on online health-seeking behavior?
	Patients who previously searched for online health information (n=554)	52.3 (8)	<.001	.31 (V)
	Patients influenced to attend current appointment (n=571)	94.0 (24)	<.001	.23 (V)
	Patients who searched prior to current appointment (n=536)	7.7 (8)	.47	N/Ac
Does gender have an effect on online health-seeking behavior?
	Patients who previously searched for online health information	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Patients influenced to attend current appointment (n=571)	46.5 (6)	<.001	.29 (phi)
	Patients who searched prior to current appointment (n=554)	35.1 (2)	<.001	.25 (phi)

^aA total of 20 cells were expected to have a count less than 5.

^bNot applicable (N/A).

^cToo many cells violated the expected count.