Table 2. Overall use of mobile phone and smartphone technologies.
| Question | Overall (n=33) | White (n=18) | African-American (n=15) | P value† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have working mobile phone (yes) | 97.0% (32/33) | 100% (18/18) | 93.3% (15/15) | 0.46 |
| Have working smartphone (yes) | 75.8% (25/33) | 83.3% (15/18) | 66.7% (10/15) | 0.42 |
| Working mobile phone in household (yes) | 84.8% (28/33) | 77.8% (14/18) | 93.3% (14/15) | 0.35 |
| Working smartphone in household (yes) | 78.8% (26/33) | 83.3% (15/18) | 73.3% (11/15) | 0.67 |
| Help in household for mobile phone or tablet (yes)‡ | 90.6% (29/32) | 94.1% (16/17) | 86.7% (13/15) | 0.59 |
| Type of contract | 0.15 | |||
| Year | 81.8% (27/33) | 88.9% (16/18) | 73.3% (11/15) | |
| Monthly | 15.2% (5/33) | 5.6% (1/18) | 26.7% (4/15) | |
| Pay as you go | 3.0% (1/33) | 5.6% (1/18) | 0% | |
| Unlimited text messaging (yes) | 100% (33/33) | 100% (18/18) | 100% (15/15) | 1.0 |
| Unlimited calls (yes) | 87.9% (29/33) | 88.9% (16/18) | 86.7% (13/15) | 1.0 |
| Access to computer with internet (yes) | 93.9% (31/33) | 94.4% (17/18) | 93.3% (14/15) | 1.0 |
| Internet access at home (yes) | 78.8% (26/33) | 83.3% (15/18) | 73.3% (11/15) | 0.67 |
| Internet access at work (yes) | 72.7% (24/33) | 61.1% (11/18) | 86.7% (13/15) | 0.13 |
| Internet access at library (yes) | 27.3% (9/33) | 27.8% (5/18) | 26.7% (4/15) | 1.0 |
| Internet access from friend (yes) | 33.3% (11/33) | 33.3% (6/18) | 33.3% (5/15) | 1.0 |
| Internet access from family (yes) | 36.4% (12/33) | 33.3% (6/18) | 40.0% (6/15) | 0.73 |
| Daily use of mobile phone (yes) | 100% (33/33) | 100% (18/18) | 100% (15/15) | 1.0 |
| Frequency of sending text messages | 1.0 | |||
| Daily | 78.8% (26/33) | 77.8% (14/18) | 80.0% (12/15) | |
| At least once a week | 12.1% (4/33) | 11.1% (2/18) | 13.3% (2/15) | |
| At least once a month | 6.1% (2/33) | 5.6% (1/18) | 6.7% (1/15) | |
| Never | 3.0% (1/33) | 5.6% (1/18) | 0% | |
| Frequency of sending emails from phone‡ | 0.92 | |||
| Daily | 62.5% (20/32) | 66.7% (12/18) | 57.1% (8/14) | |
| At least once a week | 6.3% (2/32) | 5.6% (1/18) | 7.4% (1/14) | |
| At least once a month | 6.3% (2/32) | 5.6% (1/18) | 7.4% (1/14) | |
| Never | 25.0% (8/32) | 22.2% (4/18) | 28.6% (4/14) | |
| Frequency of installing apps‡ | 0.93 | |||
| Daily | 6.3% (2/32) | 5.9% (1/17) | 6.7% (1/15) | |
| At least once a week | 9.4% (3/32) | 5.9% (1/17) | 13.3% (2/15) | |
| At least once a month | 59.4% (19/32) | 64.7% (11/17) | 42.1% (8/15) | |
| Never | 25.0% (8/32) | 23.5% (4/17) | 26.7% (4/15) | |
| Frequency of using a computer or tablet‡ | 0.26 | |||
| Daily | 78.1% (25/32) | 88.9% (16/18) | 64.3% (9/14) | |
| At least once a week | 12.5% (4/32) | 5.6% (1/18) | 21.4% (3/14) | |
| At least once a month | 6.3% (2/32) | 5.6% (1/18) | 7.1% (1/14) | |
| Never | 3.1% (1/32) | 0% | 7.1% (1/14) |
†, Fisher’s exact test; ‡, one person did not provide answer; P values analyzed using comparison of “daily” versus “less than daily or never”.