Table 1.

Socioeconomic characteristics of older adults and bivariate associations with the demand for and use of virtual visits, 2011 Canadian Digital Health Survey (N=2303).

Factors		All n (unweighted, weighted)=(2303, 2454), weighted %a	Useb n (unweighted, weighted)=(1149, 1245), weighted %	Versus have not used, χ2 (df)	P value	Demandc n (unweighted, weighted)=(1773, 1902), weighted %	Versus have no interest, χ2 (df)	P value
Household income (CAD $)d		N/Ae	N/A	12.5 (7)	.08	N/A	29.9 (7)	<.001
	24,999 or less	9.7	8.8	N/A	N/A	8.5	N/A	N/A
	25,000-49,999	22.9	21.8	N/A	N/A	21.9	N/A	N/A
	50,000-79,999	23	22.3	N/A	N/A	22.9	N/A	N/A
	80,000-99,999	14.1	15.6	N/A	N/A	14.9	N/A	N/A
	100,000-149,999	12.7	12.5	N/A	N/A	13.3	N/A	N/A
	150,000-249,999	4.8	5.5	N/A	N/A	5.4	N/A	N/A
	250,000 or more	1.0	1.2	N/A	N/A	1.1	N/A	N/A
	Prefer not to answer	11.9	12.3	N/A	N/A	12	N/A	N/A
Education level		N/A	N/A	21.2 (6)	.01	N/A	39.9 (6)	<.001
	Secondary or less	22.3	20.9	N/A	N/A	20.8	N/A	N/A
	College or trade	32.1	31.3	N/A	N/A	31.5	N/A	N/A
	Undergraduate degree	29.3	30.6	N/A	N/A	30.7	N/A	N/A
	Graduate degree or more	13.4	15.1	N/A	N/A	14.7	N/A	N/A
	Other	1.1	1.0	N/A	N/A	1.2	N/A	N/A
	None of the above	1.3	1.0	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	N/A
	Prefer not to answer	0.4	0.1	N/A	N/A	0.2	N/A	N/A
Community size		N/A	N/A	10.5 (4)	.03	N/A	0.6 (4)	.97
	Rural	10	9.9	N/A	N/A	10	N/A	N/A
	Small population center	18.2	16.6	N/A	N/A	18	N/A	N/A
	Medium population center	19.6	18.4	N/A	N/A	19.5	N/A	N/A
	Large population center	29.9	30.9	N/A	N/A	30.1	N/A	N/A
	Urban center	22.3	24.2	N/A	N/A	22.4	N/A	N/A
Immigration status		N/A	N/A	1.4 (2)	.50	N/A	2.7 (2)	.26
	Canadian citizen by birth	82.9	82.3	N/A	N/A	82.6	N/A	N/A
	Canadian citizen by naturalizationf	16.0	16.8	N/A	N/A	16.5	N/A	N/A
	Not a Canadian citizen	1.0	0.9	N/A	N/A	0.9	N/A	N/A
Language spoken at home		N/A	N/A	12. 6 (2)	.01	N/A	1.5 (2)	.68
	English	76.1	78.4	N/A	N/A	76.6	N/A	N/A
	French	22.0	98.6	N/A	N/A	21.6	N/A	N/A
	Other	1.9	1.4	N/A	N/A	1.8	N/A	N/A
Employment status		N/A	N/A	7.9 (4)	.44	N/A	2.2 (4)	.97
	Working full-time or part-time	13.5	13.1	N/A	N/A	13.7	N/A	N/A
	Unemployed	2.0	2.0	N/A	N/A	2.1	N/A	N/A
	Retired	83.2	83.6	N/A	N/A	83.1	N/A	N/A
	Other	1.1	1.4	N/A	N/A	1.1	N/A	N/A
	Prefer not to answer	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
Health care coverage		N/A	N/A	74.3 (4)	<.001	N/A	28.2 (4)	<.001
	Public coverage only	54.5	61.1	N/A	N/A	56.2	N/A	N/A
	Private coverage	36.6	34.0	N/A	N/A	36.2	N/A	N/A
	No coverage	6.4	3.8	N/A	N/A	5.4	N/A	N/A
	I don't know	1.7	0.6	N/A	N/A	1.3	N/A	N/A
	Prefer not to answer	0.9	0.5	N/A	N/A	0.8	N/A	N/A

^aPercentages are weighted and have been rounded and may not total 100.

^bOlder adults who have used of at least 1 type of virtual visit modality in the past 12 months.

^cOlder adults who have expressed the demand for at least 1 type of virtual visit modality.

^dA currency exchange rate of CAD $1=US $0.78 is applicable.

^eN/A: not applicable.

^fData not available due to low cell count in response categories.