TABLE 2.
Characteristics of the study population overall and by mode of learning a new technology to go online during the pandemic
| Overall weighted = 100% (Weighted N = 23,547,688; Unweighted N = 2909) | Learn a new technology to go online during the pandemic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No weighted = 71.8% | With help weighted = 17.4% | By themselves weighted = 10.8% | |||
| (Weighted N = 16,776,060; Unweighted N = 2172) | (Weighted N = 4,067,162; Unweighted N = 466) | (Weighted N = 2,517,399; Unweighted N = 250) | p‐value | ||
| Sociodemographic factors | |||||
| Age at interview (mean [standard error]) | 77.2 (0.1) | 77.8 (0.2) | 76.4 (0.3) | 74.7 (0.2) | <0.01 |
| Male (%) | 45.2 | 47.2 | 38.2 | 43.3 | <0.01 |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | 0.62 | ||||
| Non‐Hispanic whites | 86.2 | 85.9 | 86.2 | 88.7 | |
| Non‐Hispanic blacks | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 6.8 | |
| Other | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.1 | |
| Hispanic | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.3 | |
| Married or with a partner (%) | 57.1 | 55.4 | 59.4 | 64.4 | 0.09 |
| Education (%) | <0.01 | ||||
| ≤High school | 34.7 | 41.7 | 18.6 | 14.0 | |
| >High school | 65.3 | 58.3 | 81.4 | 86.0 | |
| Income (%) | <0.01 | ||||
| Q1 (income <$28,319) | 22.4 | 26.6 | 13.3 | 8.9 | |
| Q2 ($28,319 ≤ income<$49,731) | 25.1 | 27.0 | 23.4 | 15.9 | |
| Q3 ($49,731 ≤ income<$89,037) | 26.0 | 26.0 | 24.4 | 28.0 | |
| Q4 (income ≥ $89,037) | 26.5 | 20.4 | 38.9 | 47.2 | |
| Clinical factors | |||||
| Self‐health rated (%) | <0.01 | ||||
| Excellent/very good/good | 82.2 | 79.4 | 87.1 | 92.2 | |
| Fair/poor | 17.8 | 20.6 | 12.9 | 7.8 | |
| Number of chronic conditions (%) | 0.38 | ||||
| 0 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.0 | |
| 1–2 | 45.1 | 43.6 | 48.6 | 50.0 | |
| 3+ | 48.9 | 50.3 | 45.8 | 45.0 | |
| Probable depression (%) | 8.3 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | <0.01 |
| Probable anxiety (%) | 7.0 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.16 |
| Received assistance with ≥1 ADL (%) | 12.4 | 13.8 | 9.0 | 8.6 | <0.01 |
| Received assistance with ≥1 IADL (%) | 72.6 | 73.3 | 71.0 | 70.5 | 0.63 |
Note: There were 21 participants who answered they learned a new technology to go online during the pandemic but did not answer whether they learned with help or by themselves.
Abbreviation: ADL, activities of daily living.