Table 2 Bivariate analysis of the study sample

Gender

 Female

10.08

49.03

40.89

< 0.001

34.78

41.17

19.06

5.00

0.586

 Male

14.71

50.94

34.35

33.38

41.79

19.42

5.40

Race

 Non-Hispanic White

9.88

49.84

40.28

< 0.001

37.21

41.70

16.99

4.10

< 0.001

 Non-Hispanic Black or African American

11.38

49.05

39.57

29.47

44.75

19.83

5.96

 Hispanic

19.58

50.54

29.88

30.25

37.41

24.58

7.76

 Non-Hispanic Asian

18.89

52.00

29.11

20.82

44.16

27.13

7.89

 Non-Hispanic Others and Missing Data

11.33

48.40

40.27

31.62

39.41

22.43

6.54

Age

 18–34

18.32

50.34

31.34

< 0.001

29.39

37.22

24.49

8.90

< 0.001

 35–49

16.71

52.45

30.84

31.30

41.00

21.72

5.98

 50–64

11.40

50.39

38.20

33.44

43.55

18.24

4.77

 65–74

6.72

48.98

44.30

39.52

41.76

15.64

3.09

 75+

3.61

42.00

54.39

39.20

40.49

16.74

3.58

Combined Household Income

 Less than $20,000

16.19

38.90

44.92

< 0.001

30.75

34.12

23.57

11.56

< 0.001

 $20,000 to < $35,000

14.43

48.81

36.76

33.33

37.68

22.48

6.51

 $35,000 to < $50,000

13.49

51.04

35.47

33.33

43.00

18.89

4.78

 $50,000 to < $75,000

12.56

47.70

39.74

33.68

40.46

20.34

5.53

 $75,000 or More

9.68

53.64

36.68

35.99

44.08

16.84

3.08

 Missing Data

10.43

51.86

37.70

33.52

42.80

18.94

4.73

Educational Level

 Less than High School

21.16

42.56

36.28

0.046

31.23

33.55

24.92

10.30

< 0.001

 High School Graduate

16.20

48.83

34.97

32.72

41.38

20.74

6.16

 Some College

12.67

48.01

39.33

34.21

39.30

20.83

39.30

 College Graduate or More

9.60

51.82

38.58

35.10

43.21

17.45

4.24

Chronic health conditions

 None

19.47

55.49

25.04

< 0.001

33.88

42.28

18.89

4.95

0.695

 One or more

7.41

46.34

46.25

34.40

40.96

19.37

5.28

In general, would you say your health is…

 Excellent/very good

13.02

57.32

29.66

< 0.001

42.06

42.57

12.87

2.50

< 0.001

 Good

11.26

45.67

43.08

26.42

41.86

26.57

5.16

 Fair/poor

9.94

30.85

59.21

24.41

35.78

24.31

15.49

Regular Provider

 Yes

4.04

49.57

46.39

< 0.001

37.14

41.88

17.00

3.98

< 0.001

 No

30.97

50.42

18.61

24.28

39.84

26.69

9.18

Internet Use for Health Information for Themselves

 Yes

9.93

49.46

40.61

< 0.001

33.66

41.78

19.34

5.22

0.179

 No

19.87

51.20

28.93

36.76

39.78

18.56

4.89

Internet Use for Healthcare Decisions

 Yes

10.29

48.08

41.63

< 0.001

33.29

40.95

20.03

5.73

0.064

 No

13.20

51.04

35.77

34.91

41.76

18.59

4.74

Internet Use for Discussions with Healthcare Providers

 Yes

6.82

47.61

45.57

< 0.001

36.37

40.93

18.29

4.40

< 0.001

 No

15.37

51.26

33.37

32.64

41.77

19.87

5.72

Patient-Centered Communication

 Low (< 25 th percentile)

–

–

–

7.62

37.65

40.56

14.16

< 0.001

 Moderate (25 th −50 th percentile)

–

–

–

23.38

56.40

17.33

2.88

 High (> = 50 th percentile)

–

–

–

55.03

36.84

7.30

0.83