Table 5.
Task | All | By age group | By race/ethnicity | ||||||||
65–79 (N=2586) |
65-69 (n=837) |
70-74 (n=875) |
75-79 (n=874) |
Non-Hispanic white (n=847) |
Black (n=562) |
Latino (n=648) |
Filipino (n=218) |
Chinese (n=311) |
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Send a message to doctor through the patient portal if had a question, % | |||||||||||
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Could do by self | 64.2 | 76.1 | 66.3b | 52.9c | 68.6 | 47.2d | 44.3d | 40.9d | 63.3 | |
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Could do by self or with help | 79.7 | 88.2 | 81.7b | 71.1c | 82.9 | 67.2d | 63.6d | 66.1d | 79.6 | |
Look up test result on the patient portal, % | |||||||||||
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Could do by self | 64.5 | 76.4 | 66.8b | 52.8c | 69.0 | 45.7d | 43.6d | 40.2d | 68.2 | |
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Could do by self or with help | 78.4 | 87.3 | 80.5b | 69.2c | 81.9 | 63.8d | 60.6d | 61.2d | 82.6 | |
Complete a short form or questionnaire on a computer, % | |||||||||||
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Could do by self | 65.4 | 76.0 | 68.9b | 53.2c | 69.4 | 51.2d | 45.3d | 45.0d | 67.2 | |
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Could do by self or with help | 76.4 | 86.1 | 78.9b | 66.3c | 79.8 | 63.3d | 59.3d | 58.4d | 79.7 | |
Complete a questionnaire using a touch screen tablet (such as an iPad) while sitting in a clinic waiting room, % | |||||||||||
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Could do by self | 35.2 | 51.4 | 38.1c | 20.0c | 37.6 | 28.1d | 23.0d | 21.6d | 34.3 | |
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Could do by self or with help | 45.9 | 63.5 | 49.3c | 28.7c | 47.7 | 40.6e | 34.6d | 36.1f | 47.4 | |
Answer questions about your health using your phone’s keypad (eg, Enter 1 if Always, 2 if Sometimes, 3 if Never), % | |||||||||||
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Could do by self | 52.1 | 62.5 | 55.0g | 41.0c | 54.6 | 49.4 | 37.8d | 34.5d | 50.3 | |
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Could do by self or with help | 59.3 | 70.9 | 61.3b | 48.5c | 61.0 | 57.3 | 46.2d | 50.9e | 59.5 | |
Go to a website to get information or forms using a URL (website address) given orally or in a letter, % | |||||||||||
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Could do by self | 50.9 | 66.9 | 52.1c | 38.0c | 55.2 | 37.9d | 30.4d | 24.3d | 51.3 | |
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Could do by self or with help | 60.2 | 75.3 | 61.8c | 47.4c | 63.3 | 49.6d | 42.6d | 42.9d | 65.2 | |
Print information or forms from a website, % | |||||||||||
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Could do by self | 60.6 | 72.0 | 63.2b | 48.8c | 65.3 | 46.2d | 39.2d | 30.8d | 60.7 | |
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Could do by self or with help | 70.4 | 81.7 | 72.3c | 59.9c | 74.0 | 58.1d | 50.8d | 50.8d | 74.3 |
aCell percentages are based on weighted data for everyone in the age or race/ethnic group. P values ≥.055 are not reported. See Multimedia Appendix 3 for detailed P values. Ns at top of columns are the unweighted number of respondents in that group.
bSignificantly differs (P<.01) from 65-69 age group after controlling for race/ethnicity and sex.
cSignificantly differs (P<.001) from 65-69 age group after controlling for race/ethnicity and sex.
dSignificantly differs (P<.001) from non-Hispanic white after controlling for age group and sex.
eSignificantly differs (P<.05) from non-Hispanic white after controlling for age group and sex.
fSignificantly differs (P<.01) from non-Hispanic white after controlling for age group and sex.
gSignificantly differs (P<.05) from 65-69 age group after controlling for race/ethnicity and sex.