Table 5. Logistic Regression Predicting Communication Technology Access, Use, and Preferences
CharacteristicsAccessUsePreferences for …
Cell phoneComputerInternetEmailTextReceiving EmailReceiving InternetSending EmailSending Internet
BLOCK 1
Age0.944*0.960*0.939*0.943*0.900*0.956*0.958*0.949*0.970
Male sex
Ethnicity (overall effect)***§§
    Hispanic0.401§0.308*0.297*0.258*0.392*0.434
    African American0.326§0.464§0.409§0.388
    Asian0.174
Spanish language0.3000.224*0.212*
Insurance (overall effect)******
    Medicare0.3860.3670.382§0.304*0.343§
    Medicaid0.221*0.153*0.170*0.271*0.138*0.271*0.091*0.198*
    County0.294§0.5350.370*0.372*0.348***0.3910.361*0.471§
Model χ2 (df = 9)57.2484.15136.77125.38207.5999.9149.20117.7935.46
Nagelkerke R20.2020.2240.3390.3150.4800.2660.1800.3050.136
Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit (P).482.900.835.232.118.935.440.596.432
  • Values provided as odds ratios unless otherwise indicated.

  • * P < .001.

  • P < .01.

  • Sex is not significant and therefore the characteristic male sex does not contain any data.

  • § P < .05.