Table 2.

Digital device and internet use among focus group participants

	Total participants (N = 46) (%)	English-speaking participants (n = 23) (%)	Spanish-speaking participants (n = 23) (%)
Has personal access to a computer/laptop/tablet at home	55.2	65.2	39.1
Has access to the Internet at home	77.8	90.9	65.2
Has access to the Internet outside the homea	64.4	86.4	43.5
Respondent personally uses the Internet	71.1	86.4	56.5
Family member or a friend helps respondent use the Internet	37.8	45.5	30.4
Uses a phone that sends/receives textsa	84.4	95.5	73.9
Uses a phone that connects to Internet	69.6	78.3	60.9
Has ever used Internet for banking/bills	32.6	43.5	21.7
Has ever used the Internet for shoppinga	30.4	47.8	13.0
Has ever used the Internet for health info	54.4	60.9	47.8
Has ever used the Internet for info related to personal chronic disease or medical issues	56.5	69.6	43.5
Has an electronic message account that is used on a regular basis (“e-mail”)	55.6	52.2	59.1
Has ever sent an electronic message to their MD	4.4	8.7	0
Has ever received an electronic message from their MD	9.1	13.6	4.6
Has ever used Facebook on a computer/laptop/tablet	47.8	52.2	43.5
Has ever used Facebook on a phone	54.4	52.2	56.5
Has ever used a personal electronic patient portal to access health care services	13.0	21.7	4.4

^a P < .05. ^bP < .01.