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. 2017 Feb 1;32(6):626–631. doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-3982-5

Table 2.

Patient Respondent Characteristics

Patients
(n = 494)
Sociodemographic characteristics
 Mean age, years (SD) 65.8 (14.2)
 Male, n (%) 177 (37)
Race/ethnicity, n (%)
 White 420 (87)
 Black 26 (5)
 Asian 15 (3)
 American Indian/Alaska Native 5 (1)
 Other 16 (3)
 Hispanic 17 (4)
Highest level of education, n (%)
Grade 8 or less 10 (2)
 Some high school, but did not graduate 18 (4)
 High school graduate or GED 72 (15)
 Some college or 2-year degree 127 (26)
 4-year college graduate 89 (18)
 More than 4-year college degree 167 (35)
Access to Internet on most days, n (%) 414 (85)
Clinical characteristics
 Overall health rating, n (%)
  Excellent 75 (15)
  Very good 146 (30)
  Good 150 (31)
  Fair 102 (21)
  Poor 17 (3)