Table 5.
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? | ||||
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Patients who previously searched for online health information (n=554) | 23.2 (9) | <.001 | .21 (V) |
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Patients influenced to attend current appointment (n=571) | 89.9 (27) | <.001 | .23a(V) |
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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? | ||||
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Patients who previously searched for online health information (n=554) | 21.0 (9) | <.001 | .36 (V) |
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Patients influenced to attend current appointment (n=571) | 76.0 (12) | <.001 | .21 (V) |
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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? |
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Patients who previously searched for online health information (n=554) | 21.0 (4) | <.001 | .20 (V) |
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Patients influenced to attend current appointment (n=771) | 76.0 (12) | <.001 | .21 (V) |
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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? |
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Patients who previously searched for online health information (n=554) | 52.3 (8) | <.001 | .31 (V) |
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Patients influenced to attend current appointment (n=571) | 94.0 (24) | <.001 | .23 (V) |
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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? |
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Patients who previously searched for online health information | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Patients influenced to attend current appointment (n=571) | 46.5 (6) | <.001 | .29 (phi) |
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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.