Table 2.
Characteristics of US-born non-Hispanic whites and Latino internet users (National Health Interview Survey, 2015-16). N=38,256.
| Variables | Statistics, n (%) | 95% CI | ||
| Dependent variables | ||||
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Use the internet | —a | — | |
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Online health information–seeking behavior | |||
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Look up health information on the internet | 25,209 (65.05) | 64.3-65.8 |
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Use online chat groups to learn about health topics | 1634 (4.32) | 4.06-4.59 |
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Web-based health information technology | |||
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Used a computer to fill a prescription | 4564 (11.91) | 11.43-12.41 |
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Used a computer to schedule an appointment with a health care provider | 4834 (13.43) | 12.87-14.01 |
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Used a computer to communicate with a health care provider by email | 5653 (15.2) | 14.6-15.82 |
| Independent variables | ||||
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Ethnicity by nativity NHb whites and Latino subgroup affiliation |
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US-born NH white | 32,735 (83.28) | 82.41-84.11 |
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US-born Mexican | 2337 (6.24) | 5.75-6.76 |
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Foreign-born Mexican | 1358 (4.08) | 3.76-4.44 |
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US-born Puerto Rican | 414 (1.18) | 1.03-1.35 |
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Foreign-born Puerto Rican | 276 (0.78) | 0.66-0.93 |
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US-born Central and South American | 246 (0.82) | 0.68-0.99 |
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Foreign-born Central and South American | 739 (2.33) | 2.07-2.63 |
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US-born other Latino | 139 (0.46) | 0.37-0.59 |
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Foreign-born other Latino | 307 (0.8) | 0.67-0.96 |
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Age, years | |||
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18-30 | 8191 (25.37) | 24.64-26.12 |
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31-54 | 15,772 (42.97) | 42.26-43.69 |
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>55 | 14,293 (31.66) | 30.94-32.39 |
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Sex | |||
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Female | 20,790 (51.51) | 50.83-52.19 |
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Male | 17,466 (48.49) | 47.81-49.19 |
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Education | |||
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Below high-school | 2488 (7.09) | 6.71-70.5 |
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High-school or general education development | 8253 (22.20) | 21.59-22.83 |
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Some college | 13,348 (34.26) | 33.54-34.98 |
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Bachelor’s or above (reference) | 14,106 (36.45) | 35.58-37.32 |
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Income to federal poverty level (FPL) ratio | |||
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Poor (income to FPL ratio 0-0.99) | 3899 (8.41) | 7.99-8.86 |
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Near poor (income to FPL ratio 1-1.99) | 5630 (14.34) | 13.81-14.88 |
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Above poor (income to FPL ratio >2) | 27,237 (77.25) | 76.55-77.93 |
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Married or partnered | |||
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Married or partnered | 21,536 (65.36) | 64.63-66.09 |
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Single or widowed | 16,664 (34.64) | 33.91-35.37 |
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Occupational group | |||
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White collar | 24,659 (64.45) | 63.71-65.18 |
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Service | 5403 (14.28) | 13.76-14.81 |
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Farm and forestry | 228 (0.51) | 0.42-0.6 |
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Blue collar | 6452 (17.48) | 16.94-18.04 |
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Not in labor force | 1028 (3.29) | 3.01-3.59 |
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Use the internet once a day or more often | |||
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Use the internet once a day or more often | 28,591 (78.32) | 77.41-79.21 |
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Use the internet less than once a day | 7804 (21.68) | 20.79-22.59 |
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Health insurance | |||
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Covered | 34,801 (91.21) | 90.78-91.62 |
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Not covered | 3319 (8.79) | 8.38-9.22 |
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Region | |||
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Northeast | 6576 (17.68) | 16.8-18.59 |
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Midwest | 9273 (24.9) | 23.97-25.86 |
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South | 11,653 (33.27) | 32.07-34.5 |
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West | 10,772 (24.15) | 23.02-25.31 |
a—: not applicable.
bNH: non-Hispanic.