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Table 6 Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics of patients regarding their level of interest in getting their physician’s e-mail address

From: Providing cell phone numbers and e-mail addresses to patients: The patient’s perspective, a cross sectional study

Variable

Very interested N (%)

Does not object N (%)

Not interested N (%)

p

Gender

Male

12 (48.0)

41 (48.2)

26 (42.6)

0.783

Female

13 (52.0)

44 (51.8)

35 (57.4)

 

Age

Mean ± SD

36.0 ± 12.0

40.1 ± 12.3

47.5 ± 14.2

<0.0001

Range (years)

21–59

21–69

20–75

 

Family status

Married

14 (56.0)

41 (48.2)

27 (44.3)

0.611

Other

44 (44.0)

44 (51.8)

34 (55.7)

 

Country of birth

Israel

11 (44.0)

43 (50.6)

23 (37.7)

0.302

Other

14 (56.0)

42 (49.4)

38 (62.3)

 

Education (years)

Mean ± SD

14.0 ± 2.0

12.7 ± 2.4

11.3 ± 3.0

<0.0001

Range (years)

11–18

6–17

1–16

 

Employment

Employed

17 (68.0)

69 (81.2)

40 (56.6)

0.084

Unemployed

8 (32.0)

16 (18.8)

21 (34.4)

 

Health status

Excellent

20 (80.0)

49 (57.6)

25 (41.0)

 

Good

5 (20.0)

36 (42.4)

28 (45.9)

<0.0001

Poor

0

0

8 (13.1)

 

Chronic illness

Yes

4 (16.0)

16 (18.8)

27 (44.3)

0.001

No

21 (84.0)

69 (81.2)

34 (55.7)