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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Nov 2;64(11):2362–2367. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14366

Table 1.

Characteristics of All Participants and According to Willingness to Use a Tablet Computer to Provide Clinical Information

Characteristic All, N = 248 Unwilling, n = 127 Willing, n = 121
% (95% Confidence Interval)
Age
 65–74 46 (40–53) 35 (27–44) 58 (49–67)
 75–84 38 (31–44) 45 (36–54) 30 (21–38)
 ≥85 16 (12–21) 20 (13–27) 12 (6–18)
Sex
 Male 40 (34–46) 33 (25–41) 48 (39–57)
 Female 60 (54–66) 67 (59–75) 52 (43–61)
Race (n = 153)
 White 63 (55–70) 57 (46–68) 70 (59–81)
 Black 27 (20–35) 30 (20–40) 24 (13–34)
 Hispanic 8 (4–12) 10 (4–17) 5 (0–10)
 Other 2 (0–4) 2 (0–6) 1 (0–4)
Technology useda,b
 Computer 40 (34–46) 24 (16–31) 57 (48–66)
 Touchscreen devicec 30 (24–36) 20 (13–27) 41 (32–50)
 None 37 (31–43) 50 (41–58) 24 (16–32)
a

Used at least once a week.

b

Not mutually exclusive.

c

Smart telephone or tablet.