Table 1.
A descriptive summary of study sample (n=1453).
| Variable | Value | ||
| Health care provider support seeking, n (%) | |||
| Yes, Web-based or both Web-based and conventional means | 217 (14.93) | ||
| Conventional means only | 1236 (85.07) | ||
| Chronic condition, n (%) | |||
| No | 716 (49.28) | ||
| Yes (any chronic condition), n (%) | 737 (50.72) | ||
| One chronic health condition | 428 (29.46) | ||
| Multiple chronic conditions | 309 (21.27) | ||
| Sex, n (%) | |||
| Male | 616 (42.40) | ||
| Female | 837 (57.60) | ||
| Income, n (%) | |||
| <US $30,000 | 353 (24.29) | ||
| US $30,000-$100,000 | 787 (54.16) | ||
| >US $100,000 | 313 (21.54) | ||
| Employment, n (%) | |||
| Employed (full-time, part-time, or self-employed) | 867 (59.67) | ||
| Retired | 300 (20.65) | ||
| Not employed for pay | 286 (19.68) | ||
| Race, n (%) | |||
| White | 1090 (75.02) | ||
| Black or African-American | 235 (16.17) | ||
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 36 (2.48) | ||
| Other | 92 (6.33) | ||
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
| Hispanic | 158 (10.87) | ||
| Not Hispanic | 1295 (89.13) | ||
| Education, n (%) | |||
| Less than or high School | 348 (23.95) | ||
| College or higher | 1105 (76.05) | ||
| Age, mean (SD) | 48.63 (16.81) | ||