Title: Report of racial and digital disparities in web-based health information

Authors: Daniel Lorence, Heeyoung Park

Addresses: The Centre for Technology Assessment, 114 Henderson HHD, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. ' Department of Statistics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA

Abstract: The objective of this study was to examine how racial and ethnic characteristics are associated with access to computers, the internet and online health information. Using stratified survey data and binary logistic regression, we examine the persistence of the digital divide and implications for digitally underserved groups.

Keywords: digital divide; digitally under-served groups; disparities; ethnic characteristics; internet; racial characteristics; health information; information access; healthcare consumers; online information; web-based information; USA; United States.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.2008.016846

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 2008 Vol.9 No.1, pp.39 - 44

Published online: 25 Jan 2008 *

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