Table 2.
Technology use profile.
| Survey questions | All participants (N=260), n (%) |
Minority participants (n=142), n (%) |
White participants (n=118), n (%) |
P value | |
| Own a home computer | 216 (83.1) | 106 (74.7) | 110 (93.2) | <.001 | |
| Have email on home computer | 206 (94.9) | 98 (91.6) | 108 (98.2) | .03 | |
| Check email on home computer at least once a week | 117 (89.3) | 60 (88.2) | 57 (90.5) | .68 | |
| Have internet access on home computer | 212 (97.7) | 104 (97.2) | 108 (98.2) | .68 | |
| Use the internet at home at least once a week | 177 (84.7) | 85 (82.5) | 92 (86.8) | .39 | |
| Use the internet outside of home | 185 (71.4) | 95 (66.9) | 90 (76.9) | .08 | |
| Use the internet outside of home at least once a week | 155 (84.2) | 80 (85.1) | 75 (83.3) | .74 | |
| Locations of non–home internet use | |||||
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Cyber café | 12 (4.6) | 5 (3.5) | 7 (5.9) | .36 |
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Library | 31 (11.9) | 24 (16.9) | 7 (5.9) | .01 |
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Family/friend’s home | 48 (18.5) | 23 (16.2) | 25 (21.2) | .30 |
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Work | 98 (37.7) | 51 (35.9) | 47 (39.8) | .52 |
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Other location | 63 (24.2) | 28 (19.7) | 35 (29.7) | .06 |
| Own a mobile phone | 245 (94.2) | 135 (95.1) | 110 (93.2) | .52 | |
| Own a smartphone | 161 (66.2) | 86 (64.7) | 75 (68.2) | .56 | |
| Can send and receive text messages on mobile phone | 210 (86.8) | 118 (87.4) | 92 (86.0) | .75 | |
| Can send and receive emails on mobile phone | 132 (54.6) | 69 (51.1) | 63 (58.9) | .23 | |
| Send or receive text messages at least once a week | 197 (94.3) | 111 (94.9) | 86 (93.5) | .67 | |
| Use email on mobile phone at least once a week | 117 (89.3) | 60 (88.3) | 57 (90.5) | .68 | |
| Use social networking | 173 (66.5) | 89 (62.7) | 84 (71.2) | .15 | |
| Use social networking at least once a week | |||||
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134 (79.3) | 67 (47.2) | 67 (56.8) | .45 | |
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15 (10.6) | 8 (5.6) | 7 (5.9) | .79 | |
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Skype | 13 (9.2) | 3 (2.1) | 10 (8.5) | .08 |
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Other | 18 (17.8) | 9 (6.3) | 9 (7.6) | .68 |
| Preferred method of contact | |||||
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Home phone | 74 (28.5) | 42 (29.6) | 32 (27.1) | .66 |
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Mobile phone | 150 (57.7) | 88 (62.0) | 62 (52.5) | .13 |
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Text message | 93 (35.8) | 54 (38.0) | 39 (33.1) | .40 |
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157 (60.4) | 73 (51.4) | 84 (71.2) | <.001 | |
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US mail | 99 (38.1) | 64 (45.1) | 35 (29.7) | .01 |
| Would complete future online study questionnaires | 227 (87.3) | 121 (85.2) | 106 (89.8) | .27 | |