Table 2.

Frequency and percent of eHealth tasks among HINTS participants.

eHealth Task	N	Unweighted Percent	Weighted Percent (Standard Error)
Ever looked for information about health or medical topics from any source?
Yes	4197	87.13	84.35 (0.99)
No	576	11.96	14.59 (0.96)
Healthcare Domain
In the past 12 months, used email or Internet to communicate with a doctor or doctor’s office?
Yes	1769	36.72	35.48 (0.94)
No	3013	62.55	63.95 (0.96)
In the past 12 months, bought medicine or vitamins online?
Yes	1117	23.19	22.17 (1.00)
No	3641	75.59	77.02 (1.02)
In the past 12 months, used the Internet to look for a health care provider?
Yes	1983	41.17	43.55 (1.17)
No	2769	57.48	55.47 (1.20)
Health Information Seeking Domain
In the past 12 months, used the Internet to look for health or medical information for self?
Yes	3864	80.22	79.96 (1.03)
No	922	19.14	19.46 (1.04)
In the past 12 months, used the Internet to look for health or medical information for someone else?
Yes	3142	65.23	67.46 (1.09)
No	1639	34.03	32.09 (1.12)
User Generated Content/Sharing Domain
In the past 12 months, participated in an online support group for people with a similar health or medical issue?
Yes	335	6.95	7.30 (0.52)
No	4454	92.46	92.08 (0.55)
In the past 12 months, visited a social networking site to read and share about medical topics?
Yes	856	17.77	20.21 (0.98)
No	3933	81.65	79.08 (1.01)
In the past 12 months, wrote in an online diary or blog about any type of health topic?
Yes	255	5.29	6.06 (0.57)
No	4524	93.92	93.20 (0.60)