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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of all respondents and who with Internet use, HIT use, and multi-morbidity in 2018

From: Factors associated with internet use and health information technology use among older people with multi-morbidity in the United States: findings from the National Health Interview Survey 2018

Characteristics

All respondents (n = 7060)

Internet use(n = 4061)

HIT use(n = 3030)

Multi-morbidity(n = 5380)

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Gender

 Male

2966

42.1

1758

43.3

1287

42.5

2278

42.3

 Female

4094

57.9

2303

56.7

1743

57.5

3102

57.7

Age

 65–74

4118

58.3

2809

69.2

2157

52.4

3016

56.1

 75–84

2116

30

1037

25.5

743

24.5

1708

31.7

 85 + 

826

11.7

215

5.3

130

4.3

656

12.2

Marital Status

 Currently married

3261

46.2

2167

53.4

1669

55.1

2419

45

 Widowed

2015

28.5

835

20.6

580

19.1

1625

30.2

 Divorced/separated

1329

18.8

800

19.7

591

19.5

1006

18.7

 Never married

455

6.4

259

6.4

190

6.3

330

6.1

Region

 Northeast

1253

17.7

716

17.6

565

18.6

954

17.7

 Midwest

1640

23.2

950

23.4

678

22.4

1278

23.8

 South

2616

37.1

1430

35.2

1060

35

2016

37.5

 West

1551

22

965

23.8

727

24

1132

21

Race

 Hispanic

516

7.3

165

4.1

115

3.8

378

7

 Non-Hispanic White

5468

77.5

3445

84.8

2596

85.7

4150

77.1

 Non-Hispanic Black

731

10.4

283

7

198

6.5

589

10.9

 Non-Hispanic Asian

271

3.8

139

3.4

99

3.3

198

3.7

 Non-Hispanic All other race group

74

1

29

0.7

22

0.7

65

1.2

Highest education

 High school and below

3017

42.7

1017

25

653

21.6

2293

44.5

 Some college

1237

17.5

835

20.6

621

20.5

969

18

 College

743

10.5

488

12

388

12.8

563

10.5

 Master degree and above

2063

29.2

1721

42.4

1368

45.1

1455

27

Family income to the FPGa

 < 200% FPG

2128

30.1

749

18.4

516

17

1681

31.2

 200%-399% FPG

2728

38.6

1567

38.6

1145

37.8

2089

38.9

 ≥ 400% FPG

2204

31.2

1745

43

1369

45.2

1610

29.9

Health status

 Good

5551

78.6

3511

86.5

2599

85.8

4012

74.6

 Fair

1143

16.2

443

10.9

346

11.4

1021

19

 Poor

366

5.2

107

2.6

85

2.8

347

6.4

Health insurance

 Private health insurance

3156

44.7

2056

50.6

1536

50.72

2408

44.8

 Medicare

6284

89

3602

88.7

2696

89

4843

90

 Medicaid

562

8

138

3.4

100

3.3

4469

8.7

 Military health care

611

8.7

340

8.4

258

8.5

507

9.4

Health care use in the past 12 months

 Seen/talked to a medical specialist

3370

47.7

2062

50.8

1706

56.3

2878

53.5

 Seen/talked to a general doctor

6090

86.3

3541

87.2

2671

88.2

4833

89.8

 Received home care from health professional

646

9.2

228

5.6

189

6.2

581

10.8

 receive care 10 + times

1420

20.1

742

18.3

631

20.8

1292

24

Satisfied with health care

 Very satisfied

5337

75.6

3135

77.2

2295

75.7

4005

74.4

 Somewhat satisfied

1441

20.4

781

19.2

617

20.4

1138

21.2

 Somewhat dissatisfied

201

2.8

106

2.6

88

2.9

167

3.1

 Very dissatisfied

81

1.1

39

1

30

1

70

1.3

  1. a FPG federal poverty guidelines