Table 2 Comparison of patient characteristics by E-mail / Internet access
From: Access to communication technologies in a sample of cancer patients: an urban and rural survey
Patient Characteristic | No Email / Internet (n = 219) | Email / Internet (n = 191) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean Age | 69.1 | 55.3 | 0.013 |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.351 |
% Female | 59.0 | 54.5 | Â |
% Male | 41 | 45.5 | Â |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | 0.150 |
% Caucasian | 91.6 | 87.2 | Â |
%Non-Caucasian | 8.4 | 12.8 | Â |
Employment | Â | Â | <0.001 |
% Currently employed | 10.5 | 50.8 | Â |
% Unemployed | 89.5 | 49.2 | Â |
Setting | Â | Â | <0.001 |
% Urban | 36.5 | 53.9 | Â |
% Rural | 63.5 | 46.1 | Â |
Annual Income | Â | Â | <0.001 |
% < 20 K | 52.4 | 9.8 | Â |
% 20 – 50 K | 38.0 | 47.0 |  |
% > 50 K | 9.6 | 43.3 | Â |
Education | Â | Â | <0.001 |
% 8th grade or less | 10.4 | 1.1 | Â |
% Some high school | 20.8 | 6.8 | Â |
% High school or GED | 49.3 | 33.0 | Â |
% Any college | 19.5 | 59.2 | Â |