Table 2.
Comparison of Web-based and conventional support seeking (n=1453).
| Variable | Web-based support (n=217) n (%) |
Conventional support (n=1236) n (%) |
Chi-square values (degrees of freedom) |
|
| Chronic condition | ||||
| No | 101 (46.54) | 615 (49.76) | ||
| Yes (at least one chronic condition) | 116 (53.46) | 621 (50.24) | ||
| Chronic condition | ||||
| No | 101 (46.54) | 615 (49.76) | ||
| One chronic condition | 70 (32.26) | 358 (28.96) | ||
| Multiple chronic conditions | 46 (21.2) | 263 (21.28) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 92 (42.4) | 524 (42.39) | ||
| Female | 125 (57.6) | 712 (57.61) | ||
| Income | 15.3a (2) | |||
| <US $30,000 | 35 (16.13) | 318 (25.73) | ||
| US $30,000-100,000 | 117 (53.92) | 670 (54.21) | ||
| >US $100,000 | 65 (29.95) | 248 (20.06) | ||
| Employment | 17.0a (2) | |||
| Employed (full-time, part-time, or self-employed) | 152 (70.05) | 715 (57.85) | ||
| Retired | 23 (10.6) | 277 (22.41) | ||
| Not employed for pay | 42 (19.35) | 244 (19.74) | ||
| Race | 9.4a (3) | |||
| White | 148 (68.2) | 942 (76.21) | ||
| Black or African-American | 39 (17.97) | 196 (15.86) | ||
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 8 (3.69) | 28 (2.27) | ||
| Other | 22 (10.14) | 70 (5.66) | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 23 (10.6) | 135 (10.92) | ||
| Not Hispanic | 194 (89.4) | 1101 (89.08) | ||
| Education | 6.6a (1) | |||
| Less than or high school | 37 (17.05) | 311 (25.16) | ||
| College or higher | 180 (82.95) | 925 (74.84) | ||
| Age, mean (SD) | 46.10 (14.71) | 49.07 (17.12) | 2.4a,b | |
aP<.05.
bt statistic calculated from t test.