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. 2016 Apr 19;4(2):e41. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.4928

Table 2.

Mobile phone/Internet usage

Item
n (%)
Do you have a mobile phone? Yes 223 (91.4)

Yes, with Internet capability 169 (75.8)

Yes, without Internet capability 55 (24.7)

No 21 (8.6)
Do you have a social media account? Facebook 125 (51.2)

Twitter 31 (12.7)

Google Plus 26 (10.7)

Instagram 44 (18.0)

Myspace 2 (0.8)

Other 2 (0.8)
How often do you log into social media networks? Less than a few times a month 34 (21.3)

A few times a month 15 (9.4)

A few times a week 20 (12.5)

About once a day 44 (29.4)

More than once a day 47 (27.5)
When you access social media or apps on your mobile phone, what is the primary language of the interface? Spanish 107 (49.3)

English 110 (50.7)
Do you know the definition of a mobile phone “App?” Yes 160 (67.2)

No 71 (29.8)

Not sure 7 (2.9)



Do you use apps on your mobile phone? Yes 130 (57.3)

Yes, and use health-related apps 41 (31.5)

No 97 (42.7)
If you use the Internet on your mobile phone for health needs, which sites do you use? Google 45 (33)

WebMD 15 (11)

YouTube 7 (5)

Yahoo/Bing/Other Search Engine 3 (2)

Mayo Clinic/PubMed/NIH 2 (1)

Other 7 (5)