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. 2022 Nov 30;24(11):e37455. doi: 10.2196/37455

Table 2.

Parent engagement in health-related technology use (HTU).

Demographics Overall (N=313), n (%) Social media (n=188) Other media (n=145) Mobile apps (n=114)


Value, n (%) χ2(df), P value Value, n (%) χ2(df), P value Value, n (%) χ2(df), P value
Parent educational attainment
0.027 (1), .868
1.560 (1), .212
0.001 (1), .981

<Bachelor’s degree 137 (43.8) 83 (60.6)
58 (42.3)
50 (36.5)

≥Bachelor’s degree 176 (56.2) 105 (59.7)
87 (49.4)
64 (36.4)
Household income
4.983(1), .026a
0.982 (1), .322
4.714 (1), .030a

<200% FPLb 95 (30.4) 66 (69.5)
48 (50.5)
43 (45.3)

≥200% FPL 216 (69.0) 121 (56.0)
96 (44.4)
70 (32.4)
Perceived financial difficulty
4.226 (1), .040a
7.332 (1), .007c
5.504 (1), 0.019a

None to mild 220 (70.3) 124 (56.4)
91 (41.4)
71 (32.3)

Moderate to severe 93 (29.7) 64 (68.8)
54 (58.1)
43 (46.2)

aP<.05.

bFPL: federal poverty level.

cP<.01.