Table 4.
Support for Text Messaging Among Email Supporters
| Individual Characteristics | Health Goals | p value* | Test Results | p value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Email Yes / Text Yes n (%) |
Email Yes / Text No n (%) |
Email No / Text No n (%) |
Email Yes / Text Yes n (%) |
Email Yes / Text No n (%) |
Email No / Text No n (%) |
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| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 18–29 | 58 (15.5) | 169 (15.4) | 165 (11.2) | <0.0001 | 59 (16.2) | 135 (13.5) | 192 (12.4) | <0.0001 |
| 30–44 | 96 (25.7) | 236 (21.5) | 301 (20.4) | 98(26.9) | 213 (21.4) | 313 (20.2) | ||
| 45–59 | 134 (35.8) | 370 (33.6) | 453 (30.6) | 129 (35.5) | 320 (32.1) | 498 (32.1) | ||
| 60+ | 86 (23.0) | 324 (29.5) | 560 (37.9) | 78 (21.4) | 329 (23.0) | 549 (35.3) | ||
| Female | 170 (45.5) | 539 (49.0) | 727 (49.2) | 0.16 | 146 (40.1) | 484 (48.6) | 806 (51.9) | 0.0002 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||
| White, Non-Hispanic | 201 (53.7) | 806 (73.3) | 1031 (69.7) | <0.0001 | 232 (63.7) | 743 (74.5) | 1036 (66.7) | 0.0002 |
| African American, Non-Hispanic | 76 (20.3) | 128 (11.7) | 225 (15.2) | 60 (16.5) | 118 (11.9) | 251 (16.2) | ||
| Hispanic | 97 (26.0) | 165 (15.0) | 223 (15.1) | 72 (19.8) | 136 (13.6) | 265 (17.1) | ||
| Lives in a metropolitan area | ||||||||
| Yes | 332 (88.8) | 989 (90.0) | 1209 (81.7) | <0.0001 | 320 (87.9) | 902 (90.5) | 1270 (81.8) | <0.0001 |
| No | 42 (11.2) | 110 (10.0) | 270 (18.3) | 44 (12.1) | 95 (9.5) | 282 (18.2) | ||
| Education | ||||||||
| Less than high school | 41 (11.0) | 38 (3.5) | 174 (11.8) | <0.0001 | 32 (8.8) | 42 (4.2) | 175 (11.3) | <0.0001 |
| High school | 84 (22.5) | 264 (24.0) | 510 (34.5) | 84 (23.1) | 229 (23.0) | 535 (34.5) | ||
| Some college | 124 (33.2) | 331 (30.1) | 441 (29.8) | 114 (31.3) | 295 (29.6) | 475 (30.6) | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 125 (33.3) | 466 (42.4) | 354 (23.9) | 134 (36.8) | 431 (43.2) | 367 (23.6) | ||
| Income | ||||||||
| < $25,000 | 66 (17.7) | 110 (10.0) | 362 (24.5) | <0.0001 | 63 (17.3) | 96 (9.6) | 377 (24.3) | <0.0001 |
| $25,000–49,999 | 80 (21.4) | 228 (20.8) | 391 (26.4) | 70 (19.2) | 196 (19.7) | 410 (26.4) | ||
| $50,000–74,999 | 79 (21.1) | 221 (20.1) | 266 (18.0) | 73 (20.1) | 205 (20.6) | 282 (18.2) | ||
| $75,000 and above | 149 (39.8) | 540 (49.1) | 460 (31.1) | 158 (43.4) | 500 (50.1) | 483 (31.1) | ||
| Insured | ||||||||
| Yes | 289 (77.3) | 965 (87.8) | 1212 (81.9) | <0.0001 | 281 (77.2) | 878 (88.1) | 1271 (81.9) | <0.0001 |
| No | 85 (22.7) | 134 (12.2) | 267 (18.1) | 83 (22.8) | 119 (11.9) | 281 (18.1) | ||
| Health Status | ||||||||
| Excellent, Very Good, or Good | 1196 (80.9) | 961 (87.4) | 307 (82.1) | 0.0002 | 1248 (80.4) | 873 (87.6) | 306 (84.1) | <0.0001 |
| Fair or Poor | 283 (19.1) | 138 (12.6) | 67 (17.9) | 304 (19.6) | 124 (12.4) | 58 (15.9) | ||
| Has a smartphone | ||||||||
| Yes | 201 (58.8) | 576 (55.8) | 479 (34.5) | <0.0001 | 215 (64.0) | 509 (54.4) | 515 (35.5) | <0.0001 |
| No | 141 (41.2) | 457 (44.2) | 908 (65.5) | 121 (36.0) | 426 (45.6) | 934 (64.5) | ||
| Uses Facebook | ||||||||
| Yes | 261 (69.8) | 721 (65.6) | 747 (50.5) | <0.0001 | 252 (69.2) | 628 (63.0) | 822 53.0 | <0.0001 |
| No | 113 (30.2) | 378 (34.4) | 732 (49.5) | 112 (30.8) | 369 (37.0) | 730 (47.0) | ||
| Uses Twitter | ||||||||
| Yes | 69 (18.4) | 157 (14.3) | 117 (7.9) | <0.0001 | 61 (16.8) | (138 13.8) | 140 (9.0) | <0.0001 |
| No | 305 (81.6) | 942 (85.7) | 1362 (92.1) | 303 (83.2) | 859 (86.2) | 1412 (91.0) | ||
| Uses Online Banking | ||||||||
| Yes | 185 (73.7) | 662 (23.7) | 533 (52.4) | <0.0001 | 193 (75.1) | 592 (75.7) | 583 (54.3) | <0.0001 |
| No | 66 (26.3) | 206 (76.3) | 484 (47.6) | 64 (24.9) | 190 (24.3) | 490 (45.7) | ||
*Chi-square analysis testing association of support for text messaging by individual characteristics