Table 5.
Correlates of access to specific types of digital technologies among US young adults aged 18-24 years (weighted n=989).
| Participant characteristics | A smartphone with Internet access (87%) |
A tablet with Internet access (41%) |
A desktop or laptop with Internet access (74%) |
A smart TV or video game console with Internet access (29%) |
A cell phone without Internet access (11%) |
|
| PRa (95% CI) |
PR (95% CI) |
PR (95% CI) |
PR (95% CI) |
PR (95% CI) |
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| Sex | ||||||
| Male | Refb | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
| Female | 1.07 (1.01-1.14)c |
1.11 (0.94-1.31) |
0.98 (0.90-1.07) |
0.76 (0.62-0.94)c |
0.67 (0.45-1.00) |
|
| Race | ||||||
| White, NHd | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
| Black, NH | 0.86 (0.75-0.99)c |
0.74 (0.51-1.07) |
0.74 (0.60-0.91)c |
0.54 (0.32-0.89)c |
1.57 (0.86-2.85) |
|
| Other, NH | 0.96 (0.84-1.09) |
1.19 (0.88-1.60) |
0.96 (0.82-1.12) |
0.60 (0.34-1.08) |
0.37 (0.12-1.11) |
|
| Hispanic | 0.97 (0.90-1.03) |
1.07 (0.89-1.28) |
0.85 (0.77-0.95)c |
1.21 (0.97-1.51) |
1.02 (0.63-1.64) |
|
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 0.81 (0.69-0.94)c |
0.65 (0.43-0.97)c |
0.65 (0.52-0.83)c |
1.01 (0.68-1.51) |
1.47 (0.73-2.94) |
|
| High school | 0.91 (0.84-0.98)c |
0.77 (0.63-0.94)c |
0.86 (0.78-0.96)c |
1.04 (0.81-1.33) |
1.44 (0.93-2.25) |
|
| Some college | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
| Financial Situation | ||||||
| Don’t meet basic expenses | 0.74 (0.60-0.92)c |
0.67 (0.44-1.02) |
0.71 (0.54-0.93)c |
0.42 (0.20-0.88)c |
1.27 (0.60-2.67) |
|
| Just meet basic expenses | 0.87 (0.80-0.94)c |
0.65 (0.52-0.82)c |
0.90 (0.80-1.00) |
0.84 (0.63-1.10) |
1.38 (0.81-2.35) |
|
| Meet needs with a little left | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
| Live comfortably | 1.00 (0.94-1.06) |
1.12 (0.93-1.34) |
1.05 (0.96-1.16) |
1.11 (0.87-1.42) |
1.22 (0.72-2.07) |
|
| Depression | ||||||
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
| Yes | 0.97 (0.84-1.11) |
0.91 (0.63-1.32) |
0.87 (0.71-1.08) |
0.90 (0.55-1.47) |
1.74 (0.94-3.21) |
|
| Anxiety | ||||||
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
| Yes | 0.97 (0.85-1.11) |
1.04 (0.76-1.41) |
0.89 (0.73-1.08) |
0.97 (0.64-1.47) |
1.41 (0.75-2.63) |
|
| Past 30-day alcohol use | ||||||
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
| Yes | 1.12 (1.05-1.19)c |
1.01 (0.86-1.19) |
1.09 (1.00-1.19)c |
1.31 (1.05-1.62)c |
0.78 (0.51-1.20) |
|
| Past 30-day marijuana use | ||||||
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | |
| Yes | 1.02 (0.93-1.12) |
0.88 (0.67-1.15) |
0.97 (0.85-1.11) |
1.52 (1.17-1.98)c |
0.81 (0.45-1.47) |
|
aPR: prevalence ratio.
bRef: Reference category.
cDenote statistical significance at P<.05.
dNH: non-Hispanic.