Older Adults' Internet Use for Health Information: Digital Divide by Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status
Older Adults' Internet Use for Health Information: Digital Divide by Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status
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DOI：
10.1177/0733464818770772
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发表时间：
2020-01-01
影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
Garcia, Michael
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作者：
Yoon, Hyunwoo;Jang, Yuri;Garcia, Michael
本研究以少数种族/族裔和社会经济弱势群体互联网使用率较低的文献为基础，探讨了种族/族裔和社会经济地位 (SES) 如何影响互联网对健康信息的使用，解决了独立影响和互动影响。使用加州健康访谈调查中 17,704 名老年人的数据，利用种族/民族（白人、非裔美国人、拉丁裔和亚洲人）、SES 指数以及种族/民族与 SES 指数之间的相互作用来估计逻辑回归模型。总体而言，大约 40% 的参与者是获取健康信息的互联网用户。种族/族裔和社会经济地位及其相互作用的直接影响都被发现是显着的。少数民族身份加上社会经济地位最低水平大大降低了使用互联网获取健康信息的可能性。调查结果表明，少数种族/族裔地位和社会经济地位低是数字鸿沟的一个根源，并为目标人群的互联网技术培训提供了启示。
Building upon literature suggesting low Internet use among racial/ethnic minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, this study examined how race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) influence the Internet use for health information, addressing both independent and interactive effects. Using data from 17,704 older adults in the California Health Interview Survey, logistic regression models were estimated with race/ethnicity (Whites, African Americans, Latinos, and Asians), SES index, and the interaction between race/ethnicity and SES index. Overall, approximately 40% of participants were Internet-users for health information. Direct effects of race/ethnicity and SES-and their interactions-were all found to be significant. Minority status combined with the lowest levels of SES substantially reduced the odds of using Internet for health information. Findings suggest the combination of racial/ethnic minority status and low SES as a source of digital divide, and provide implications for Internet technology training for the target population.