Table 1.
Demographics and familiarity with computer and the Internet.
| Demographics | Round 1 (n=4) |
Round 2 (n=3) |
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n (%) | mean (SD) | n (%) | mean (SD) | ||
| Age (years) |
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30-45 | 1 (25) |
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1 (33) |
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46-60 | 1 (25) |
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1 (33) |
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>60 | 2 (50) |
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1 (33) |
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| Gender |
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Male | 3 (75) |
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2 (67) |
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Female | 1 (25) |
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1 (33) |
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| Marital status |
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Married/common-law | 3 (75) |
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2 (67) |
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Single | 1 (25) |
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1 (33) |
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| Highest education level |
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High school | 1 (25) |
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0 (0) |
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College | 1 (25) |
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2 (67) |
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Undergraduate degree | 2 (50) |
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1 (33) |
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| Current employment status |
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Full-time | 0 (0) |
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1 (33) |
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Disability/leave of absence | 1 (25) |
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0 (0) |
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Unemployed | 0 (0) |
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1 (33) |
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Retired | 3 (75) |
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1 (33) |
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| Ethnic background |
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Caucasian | 3 (75) |
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2 (67) |
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African-American | 1 (25) |
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0 (0) |
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Chinese | 0 (0) |
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1 (33) |
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| Computer and Internet usage |
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Do you use the computer at home? | |||||
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Yes | 4 (100) |
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3 (100) |
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No | 0 (0) |
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0 (0) |
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Do you use Internet at home? | |||||
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Yes | 4 (100) |
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3 (100) |
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No | 0 (0) |
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0 (0) |
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Do you use the computer at work? | |||||
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Yes | 0 (0) |
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1 (33) |
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Not applicable | 4 (100) |
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2 (67) |
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How many hours do you spend on the computer each week? | |||||
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≤ 5 | 0 (0) |
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2 (67) |
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> 5 | 4 (100) |
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1 (33) |
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How many hours do you spend on the Internet each week? | |||||
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≤ 5 | 0 (0) |
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2 (67) |
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> 5 | 4 (100) |
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1 (33) |
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How comfortable are you with using the computer?a | 4.5 (0.6) |
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3.3 (1.2) | ||
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How comfortable are you with using the Internet?a | 5.0 (0.0) |
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4.0 (1.7) | ||
a 1=not at all comfortable, 5=very comfortable