Table I.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Participants
| Characteristic | n (%) or Mean ±SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| All (N=1045) | Online health information seeking (N=335) | No online health information seeking (N=710) | p-value | |
| Age in years | 49.2±16.6 | 37.1±13.0 | 55±15.0 | .000 |
| Gender | .003 | |||
| Female | 880 (84.5) | 299 (89.3) | 581 (82.2) | |
| Male | 162 (15.5) | 36 (10.7) | 126 (17.8) | |
| Race | .437 | |||
| White | 45 (4.5) | 18 (5.6) | 27 (4.0) | |
| Black | 33 (3.3) | 9 (3.3) | 24 (3.6) | |
| Other | 918 (92.2) | 293 (91.6) | 625 (92.5) | |
| Marital status | .000 | |||
| Married | 315 (30.3) | 85 (25.5) | 230 (32.5) | |
| Cohabiting, but not married | 75 (7.2) | 43 (12.9) | 32 (4.5) | |
| Single | 228 (21.9) | 115 (34.5) | 113 (16) | |
| Divorced or separated | 356 (34.2) | 88 (26.4) | 268 (37.9) | |
| Widowed | 67 (6.4) | 2 (0.6) | 65 (9.2) | |
| Born outside the US | 896 (85.7) | 226 (67.7) | 670 (94.4) | .000 |
| Years in the US (among those born outside the US) | 25.3±13.9 | 21.1±13.3 | 26.7±13.8 | .000 |
| Preferred language | .000 | |||
| English | 172 (16.5) | 114 (34.0) | 58 (8.2) | |
| Spanish | 873 (83.5) | 221 (66.0) | 652 (91.8) | |
| High school diploma or more | 526 (50.3) | 274 (82.3) | 248 (35.0) | .000 |
| Health literacy (Chew) | 2.31±1.01 | 2.70±1.00 | 2.1±1.00 | .000 |
| Health | .000 | |||
| Poor or fair health | 151 (14.5) | 87 (26.2) | 64 (9.1) | |
| Good health | 891 (85.5) | 245 (73.8) | 642 (90.9) | |
Note. N’s range from 996 to 1052 due to missing data. Percentages reported are within groups with valid data.