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Table 1 Sample demographic characteristics (N = 78)

From: Characterizing internet health information seeking strategies by socioeconomic status: a mixed methods approach

Category

Study Participants

Yolo County

p-value

Mean Age (in years)

25

30c

<0.01

Gender

  

<0.01

 Male

29 % (23)

49%a, d

 

 Female

71 % (55)

51%a, d

 

Race

  

<0.01

 White

29 % (23)

76%a

 

 Other

71 % (55)

24%a

 

Ethnicity

  

<0.01

 Hispanic

47 % (37)

31%a

 

 Other

53 % (41)

69%a

 

Education

  

0.40

 No Bachelor’s Degree

66 % (52)

62%a

 

 Bachelor’s Degree or higher

35 % (26)

38%a

 

Insurance status

  

0.02

 Uninsured

23 % (18)

13 % b

 

 Public Insurance

14 % (11)

19 % b

 

 Other Insurance

63 % (49)

68 % b

 
  1. a2010 US Census
  2. bAmong individuals under the age of 65 taken from the 2005 California [23]
  3. cYolo county data taken from City-data.com [24]
  4. dData is specific to those between the ages of 20 and 34 years [23]