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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2016 Sep 15:10.1007/s40615-016-0287-z. doi: 10.1007/s40615-016-0287-z

Table 3.

Variables associated with Daily use of the Internet

Access the Internet Daily Never use the Internet

Variable Adj OR (95% CI) Adj OR (95% CI)
Age 0.93**** (0.91-0.96) 1.11**** (1.06-1.16)
Male 1.27 (0.52-3.09) 0.78 (0.18-3.47)
Race
    Black/African-American 0.48* (0.25-0.93) 1.53 (0.60-3.94)
    Bi-racial/Other 0.41 (0.15-1.13) 5.09 (0.98-26.31)
    White -- --
Married 0.99 (0.97-1.02) 0.83 (0.32-2.10)
Education 3.26*** (1.69-6.29) 0.23** (0.09-0.59)
Employed 0.92 (0.49-1.72) 0.76 (0.29-2.01)
Travel Time to VA (hours) 0.74* (0.56-0.98) 1.16 (0.75-1.80)
OEF/OIF Era 0.55 (0.25-1.20) 1.05 (0.30-3.69)
Nicotine Dependence 0.86* (0.76-0.99) 1.00 (0.82-1.22)
Depression 0.53 (0.26-1.08) 1.99 (0.75-5.31)
PTSD 1.03 (0.49-2.15) 0.74 (0.26-2.12)
Alcohol Misuse 0.83 (0.41-1.67) 1.10 (0.37-3.25)
Home Internet Access 40.29**** (16.89-96.09) 0.03**** (0.01-0.09)

Note: PTSD= Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; VA= closest Veterans Affairs medical facility Each variable is adjusted for all other variables shown

*

P < .05

**

P < .01

***

p<.001

****

p<.0001