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Table 1 A comparison of original and imputed variables used in the study

From: The association between electronic health information usage and patient-centered communication: a cross sectional analysis from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)

 

Original (Wt%)

Imputed (Wt%)

Age

  

 18–34

 35–49

 50–64

 65–74

 75+

 Missing/error

22.23%

24.96%

29.49%

12.16%

8.80%

2.35%

22.55%

25.35%

30.24%

12.71%

9.16%

Gender

  

 Male

 Female

 Missing/error

43.41%

50.15%

6.43%

46.05%

53.95%

Race/ethnicity

  

 Non-Hispanic White (NHW)

 Non-Hispanic Black (NHB)

 Hispanic/Latino

 Non-Hispanic Asian (NHA)

 Others

 Missing/error

61.97%

9.93%

13.29%

4.41%

3.10%

7.30%

65.96%

11.20%

14.77%

4.72%

3.35%

Education level

  

 Less than High School

 High school to Some college

 College and above

 Missing

6.91%

59.06%

32.14%

1.89%

7.15%

60.07%

32.77%

Marital status

  

 Single

 Married

 Others

 Missing

27.75%

55.28%

14.77%

2.20%

28.29%

56.19%

15.52%

Income ranges

  

 <$20,000

 $20,000–49,999

 $50,000–99,999

 ≥$100,000+

 Missing

16.79%

24.00%

30.57%

27.32%

1.33%

17.22%

24.38%

30.85%

27.55%

Insurance

  

 No

 Yes

 Missing/error

5.43%

93.91%

0.66%

5.48%

94.52%

Internet access

  

 No

 Yes

 Missing

14.49%

85.34%

0.17%

14.53%

85.47%

Usual source of care

  

 No

 Yes

 Missing

26.79%

72.48%

0.73%

27.04%

72.96%

Private-eHealth usage

  

 No

 Yes

 Missing

48.34%

39.07%

12.59%

56.67%

43.33%

Public-eHealth usage

  

 No

 Yes

 Missing

80.04%

18.70%

1.26%

81.15%

18.85%

  1. Note: Table-1 illustrates the weighted percentages of variables before and after the imputation. The missing/error information of variables were all replaced after the imputation