Table 4.
Internet Access and Use for Health Information
Patients with Home Internet Access | Internet Use for Health Information | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | No (%) | Yes (%) | P Value | Demographics | No (%) | Yes (%) | P Value |
Sex | p=0.202 | Sex | p=0.527 | ||||
Male | 16 | 84 | Male | 36 | 64 | ||
Female | 23 | 77 | Female | 39 | 61 | ||
Age (years) | p=0.077 | Age (years) | p=0.045 | ||||
18–24 | 17 | 83 | 18–24 | 17 | 83 | ||
25–40 | 12 | 88 | 25–40 | 18 | 82 | ||
41–55 | 14 | 86 | 41–55 | 35 | 65 | ||
56–70 | 22 | 78 | 56–70 | 45 | 55 | ||
71–85 | 30 | 70 | 71–85 | 43 | 57 | ||
>85 | 100 | 0 | >85 | 100 | 0 | ||
Race | p=0.023 | Race | p<0.001 | ||||
African American | 28 | 72 | African American | 51 | 49 | ||
Caucasian | 12 | 88 | Caucasian | 26 | 74 | ||
Asian | 30 | 70 | Asian | 86 | 14 | ||
Hispanic | 25 | 75 | Hispanic | 42 | 58 | ||
Other | 18 | 82 | Other | 36 | 64 | ||
Income (thousands of USD) | p <0.001 | Income (thousands of USD) | p<0.001 | ||||
<30 | 35 | 65 | <30 | 57 | 43 | ||
30–49 | 16 | 84 | 30–49 | 35 | 65 | ||
50–74 | 5 | 95 | 50–74 | 24 | 76 | ||
>75 | 2 | 98 | >75 | 8 | 92 | ||
Education | p <0.001 | Education | p<0.001 | ||||
Less than high school | 56 | 44 | Less than high school | 80 | 20 | ||
High school or GED | 31 | 69 | High school or GED | 54 | 46 | ||
Some college | 7 | 93 | Some college | 33 | 67 | ||
Completed college | 8 | 92 | Completed college | 17 | 83 | ||
Graduate degree | 2 | 98 | Graduate degree | 11 | 89 |
*USD = United States Dollar