| Communication Technology Use | Hispanics (n = 273) | Non-Hispanic White (n = 163) | African American (n = 72) | Totals (n = 508)* | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you have a phone? | |||||
| No phone (% no) | 4.0 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 3.4 | |
| Cell phone or landline (% yes) | 96.0 | 98.8 | 94.3 | 96.6 | .143 |
| Do you have a cell phone? | |||||
| No cell phone (% no) | 18.8 | 9.1 | 20.6 | 15.9 | |
| Month to month contract (% yes) | 43.2 | 28.7 | 42.6 | 38.4 | |
| Longer-term contract (% yes) | 38.0 | 62.2 | 36.8 | 45.7 | <.001 |
| Do you have the same phone number as a year ago? | |||||
| No cell phone (% no) | 20.9 | 13.0 | 28.6 | 19.6 | |
| My number is different now (% yes) | 18.5 | 15.7 | 18.4 | 17.7 | |
| Yes, my number is the same (% yes) | 60.6 | 71.3 | 53.1 | 62.7 | .118 |
| Do you use text messaging on your cell phone? | |||||
| No cell phone (% no) | 19.0 | 10.4 | 21.4 | 16.6 | |
| No, no text messaging (% no) | 28.1 | 36.8 | 20.0 | 29.8 | |
| Yes, I use text messaging (% yes) | 52.9 | 52.8 | 58.6 | 53.6 | .024 |
| Do you have a computer at home? (% yes) | 52.4 | 73.8 | 63.8 | 60.8 | <.001 |
| Do you conduct Internet searches? (% yes) | 40.6 | 60.0 | 50.0 | 48.1 | <.001 |
| Do you look up health information on the Internet? (% yes) | 39.5 | 60.6 | 50.0 | 47.8 | <.001 |
| Do you use E-mail? (% yes) | 37.1 | 64.2 | 47.1 | 47.2 | <.001 |
| Do you use instant messaging? (% yes) | 14.0 | 20.6 | 24.3 | 17.5 | .060 |
| Do you use Facebook or Myspace? (% yes) | 25.2 | 35.8 | 41.4 | 30.8 | .008 |
| Do you use YouTube? (% yes) | 19.1 | 27.9 | 30.0 | 23.4 | .039 |
| Would you like sending information to your doctor by E-mail? (% yes) | 30.9 | 46.1 | 38.6 | 36.8 | .006 |
| Would you like sending information to your doctor by text? (% yes) | 18.7 | 21.2 | 22.9 | 22.1 | .672 |
| Would you like sending information to your doctor by internet? (% yes) | 10.8 | 13.3 | 14.3 | 12.1 | .607 |
| Would you like receiving your own health information by e-mail? (% yes) | 27.3 | 47.9 | 35.7 | 35.1 | <.001 |
| Would you like receiving your own health information by text? (% yes) | 18.0 | 17.6 | 25.7 | 18.9 | .292 |
| Would you like receiving your own health information by internet? (% yes) | 11.5 | 13.30 | 20.0 | 13.3 | .173 |
↵* Remaining patients checked “Asian” or “other.” They were not included in this analysis because of small sample sizes.