Feasibility study results: responses from anonymous survey on internet and cellphone use by participants at PHACS clinical research sites, 2012–2013 (N=300)
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age range | 16–27 years |
| Female sex | 144 (48.0) |
| African-American race | 212 (70.7) |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 70 (23.3) |
| PHACS participants | 134 (44.7) |
| Internet frequency in past 3 months | |
| >once a day | 225 (75.7) |
| <once a day/≥once a week | 56 (18.9) |
| <once a week/never* | 16 (5.4) |
| Type of internet at home | |
| DSL/cable | 76 (25.3) |
| Dial up | 1 (0.3) |
| Wireless/3G/4G | 125 (41.8) |
| Don't know | 43 (14.3) |
| No internet at home | 30 (10.0) |
| Missing | 25 (8.3) |
| Type of cellphone | |
| Smart phone | 240 (80.1) |
| Phone that can send/receive texts | 26 (8.8) |
| No phone/cellphone doesn't text | 34 (11.1) |
| Cellphone with unlimited internet | |
| Yes | 207 (69.3) |
| No | 52 (17.6) |
| Don't know | 6 (2.0) |
| Cellphone doesn't access internet | 6 (2.0) |
| No cellphone | 28 (9.1) |
| Willingness to participate in online research† | |
| Talk on cellphone about health or other parts of life | 199 (66.5) |
| Go online to answer questions about health or other parts of life | 230 (77.7) |
| Go to laboratory instead of clinic for blood draw and other medical tests | 190 (64.0) |
Except where indicated, missing responses to individual questions range from 0 to 4.
*Two respondents reported no use of internet in past 3 months.
†Proportion responding ‘definitely would’ or ‘probably would’.