Table 1.
Characteristics of Tablet Respondents, Mail Respondents, and All Eligible Patients
| Characteristic | Tablet | Tablet vs Mail, P Value* | All Eligible Patients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child characteristics, n (%) | ||||
| Female sex | 212 (50.0) | 44 (45.8) | .46 | 563 (47.6) |
| Age, y | .05 | |||
| 0–4 | 157 (37.0) | 29 (30.2) | 463 (39.1) | |
| 5–12 | 151 (35.6) | 31 (32.3) | 430 (36.3) | |
| 13–17 | 116 (27.4) | 36 (37.5) | 291 (24.6) | |
| Race/ethnicity | .006 | |||
| Black/non-Latino | 37 (8.7) | 3 (3.1) | 99 (8.4) | |
| Latino | 47 (11.1) | 5 (5.2) | 147 (12.4) | |
| White/non-Latino | 241 (56.8) | 69 (71.9) | 685 (57.9) | |
| Other/non-Latino | 23 (5.4) | 9 (9.4) | 57 (4.8) | |
| Missing | 76 (17.9) | 10 (10.4) | 196 (16.6) | |
| Parent-reported health status | .11 | N/A | ||
| Excellent | 136 (33.0) | 39 (41.1) | ||
| Very good | 133 (32.3) | 32 (33.7) | ||
| Good | 93 (22.6) | 15 (15.8) | ||
| Fair/poor | 50 (12.1) | 9 (9.5) | ||
| Public insurance (vs private) | 133 (31.4) | 19 (19.8) | .02 | 379 (32.1) |
| Respondent characteristics, n (%) | ||||
| Relationship to child | .006 | N/A | ||
| Mother | 320 (77.9) | 86 (91.5) | ||
| Father | 84 (20.4) | 6 (6.4) | ||
| Other | 7 (1.7) | 2 (2.1) | ||
| Age, y | .33 | N/A | ||
| <25 | 22 (5.4) | 4 (4.3) | ||
| 25–34 | 104 (25.4) | 18 (19.2) | ||
| 35–44 | 160 (39.0) | 42 (44.7) | ||
| 45+ | 124 (30.2) | 30 (31.9) | ||
| Education | .002 | N/A | ||
| High school graduate or less | 71 (17.5) | 8 (8.4) | ||
| Some college | 120 (29.6) | 16 (16.8) | ||
| College graduate or more | 215 (53.0) | 71 (74.7) | ||
| Preferred language | .42 | |||
| English | 390 (92.0) | 89 (95.7) | 1006 (85.0) | |
| Spanish | 29 (6.8) | 3 (3.2) | 77 (6.5) | |
| Other | 5 (1.2) | 1 (1.1) | 101 (8.5) | |
| Visit characteristics, n (%) | ||||
| Length of stay, d | .14 | |||
| 0–1 | 148 (34.9) | 31 (32.3) | 430 (36.3) | |
| 2 | 93 (21.9) | 28 (29.2) | 270 (22.8) | |
| 3–4 | 98 (23.1) | 26 (27.1) | 255 (21.5) | |
| 5–9 | 56 (13.2) | 8 (8.3) | 146 (12.3) | |
| 10+ | 29 (6.8) | 3 (3.1) | 83 (7.0) | |
| Medical service (vs surgical) | 204 (48.1) | 35 (36.5) | .04 | 583 (49.2) |
N/A indicates not applicable.
Tablet and control columns primarily reflect survey response; results in the All Eligible Patients column are based solely on administrative data.
*
P value from the chi square test. For ordinal characteristics (age, length of stay), Mantel-Haenszel chi-square P value is reported.