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Table 1 Characteristics of survey respondents, after weighting, by age group and race/ethnicity

From: Older adults’ readiness to engage with eHealth patient education and self-care resources: a cross-sectional survey

Respondent Characteristics

All

By Age Group

By Race/Ethnicity

65–79

65–69

70–74

75–79

White

Black

Latino

Filipino

Chinese

(N = 2602)

(N = 841)

(N = 878)

(N = 883)

(N = 849)

(N = 567)

(N = 653)

(N = 219)

(N = 314)

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Wtd. %

Sociodemographic

 Age

  65–69 yrs.

23.5

n/a

n/a

n/a

23.4

23.6

23.6

25.6

23.1

  70–74 yrs.

43.7

n/a

n/a

n/a

43.8

43.3

42.3

45.0

42.0

  75–79 yrs.

32.8

n/a

n/a

n/a

32.8

33.1

34.1

29.4

34.9

 Sex

  Women

54.1

53.8

53.9

54.5

53.8

56.9

54.8

57.1

48.2

  Men

45.9

46.2

46.1

45.5

46.2

43.1

45.2

42.9

51.8

 Race/ethnicity

  White non-Hispanic

79.4

79.0

79.6

79.5

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

  Black

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.4

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

  Hispanic/Latino

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.6

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

  Filipino

5.2

5.6

5.3

4.6

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

  Chinese

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.9

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

 Educational attainment

  Non-high school graduate

5.0

3.2

3.1

8.9***

3.9

4.7

22.0***

4.7

4.1

  High school graduate/GED

21.3

14.5

19.9

28.1

21.0

25.2

31.0

14.1

14.3

  Some college

23.8

33.4

36.1

30.8

34.2

45.0

27.8

22.7

24.6

  College graduate

39.9

48.9

40.9*

32.2***

40.9

25.0***

19.2***

58.4***

57.0***

 Household incomea

  ≤ $25,000

16.2

11.1

17.1***

25.7***

14.3

25.0***

22.1***

27.5***

13.6

  $25,001–$35,000

11.8

9.5

12.6

15.4

11.2

13.7

15.9

14.4

9.2

  $35,001–$50,000

16.7

14.9

19.1

17.2

16.3

19.3

19.7

18.2

11.9

  $50,000–$80,000

25.3

27.2

24.3

22.8

25.9

21.2

24.9

21.5

25.3

  > $80,000

30.0

37.3

26.9***

18.9***

32.3

20.8***

17.4***

18.4***

40.0

Health

 Self-rated health

  Very good or excellent

43.8

49.7

46.8

35.6***

48.3

21.2***

28.0***

25.9***

38.9e

  Good

38.1

34.8

38.2

40.2

35.9

48.8

39.9

49.7

44.8

  Fair or poor

18.1

15.5

15.0

24.2***

15.8

30.0***

32.1***

24.4***

16.3

 History of diabetes, hypertension, CAD, heart failure, or stroke

71.7

62.1

70.3g

80.6***

69.0

87.4***

77.8***

86.5***

70.5

 Takes medication for ≥1 chronic condition

90.5

87.2

90.3

93.3**

89.9

95.4***

90.7

94.9*

86.8

Access to digital technology

 Desktop, laptop, or netbook computer

79.5

90.4

80.0***

71.2***

83.5

69.1***

61.1***

53.1***

79.8

 Tablet

25.1

34.3

27.4*

15.6***

27.1

16.0***

12.6***

20.1*

28.3

 Smartphone

31.2

43.4

33.9**

18.7***

32.8

30.5

22.0***

19.6***

26.6***

 Home internet

83.8

91.3

85.5**

76.2***

87.4

71.9***

68.4***

61.0***

84.8

  1. Cell percentages are based on weighted data for everyone in that age or racial/ethnic group. Ns at top of columns are the unweighted number of respondents in that group
  2. White Non-Hispanic white, GED General Educational Development, CAD coronary artery disease
  3. *Significant difference (P < .05) after controlling for race/ethnicity and sex (age group comparisons) or age group and sex (racial/ethnic group comparisons)
  4. **Significant difference (P < .01) after controlling for race/ethnicity and sex (age group comparisons) or age group and sex (racial/ethnic group comparisons)
  5. ***Significant difference (P < .001) after controlling for race/ethnicity and sex (age group comparisons) or age group and sex (racial/ethnic group comparisons)
  6. aThe survey questionnaire did not include a question about income. These statistics are based on pooled data from 2011 and 2014 health surveys of the same health plan membership weighted to the 2014 age-sex composition of the membership. In the San Francisco Bay Area, a household income ≤$35,000 qualifies an individual for low income housing
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