Table 1.
Respondent characteristics (N=445).
| Characteristics | Respondents | ||
| Sex, n (%) | |||
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Male | 167 (37.5) | |
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Female | 276 (62) | |
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Other | 2 (0.4) | |
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No response | N/Aa | |
| Age group (years), n (%) | |||
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<30 | 22 (4.9) | |
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31 to 40 | 48 (10.8) | |
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41 to 50 | 62 (13.9) | |
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51 to 64 | 166 (37.3) | |
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>65 | 147 (33) | |
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No response | N/A | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
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Ethnic minority | 97 (21.8) | |
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White | 343 (77.1) | |
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No response | 5 (1.1) | |
| Geographic location, n (%) | |||
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London | 284 (63.8) | |
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Other location in England | 145 (32.6) | |
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No response | 16 (3.6) | |
| Education, n (%) | |||
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Secondary school or below | 118 (26.5) | |
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Undergraduate or professional degree | 180 (40.4) | |
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Postgraduate or higher | 112 (25.2) | |
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No response | 35 (7.9) | |
| Language, n (%) | |||
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English | 379 (85.2) | |
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Non-English | 58 (13) | |
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No response | 8 (1.8) | |
| eHealth literacy (eHEALSb score), mean (SD; range) | 33.6 (6.4; 8-40) | ||
| Overall health status, n (%) | |||
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Good or very good | 177 (39.8) | |
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Neither good nor poor | 106 (23.8) | |
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Poor or very poor | 162 (36.4) | |
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No response | 0 (0) | |
| Motivation to be involved in own care, n (%) | |||
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Not very much | 6 (1.3) | |
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A moderate amount | 43 (9.7) | |
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A lot | 116 (26.1) | |
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Very much | 278 (62.5) | |
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No response | 2 (0.4) | |
aN/A: not applicable.
beHEALS: eHealth Literacy Scale.