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Supplementary Table 3
Latino Consumers' Information Seeking and Information Sharing with Doctors, Unadjusted and Adjusted Means


  All Latino Adults
Latino Adults Who Sought Information
and Saw a Doctor

Mentioned Information to Doctor
Sought Health Information
on Internet		 Sought Health Information
from Multiple Sources		 Sought Any Health Information
Unadjusted Means
  All Latino
9.6
19.0
34.6
21.1
    English
    Speaking
15.2
23.7
39.8
24.0
    Spanish
    Speaking
3.9*
14.2*
29.3*
15.7*
Adjusted Means1
  All Latino
13.2
22.4
39.2
23.7
    English
    Speaking
16.0
25.0
41.4
25.9
    Spanish
    Speaking
7.8*
18.9*
36.5*
19.1*

Note: The classification of English vs. Spanish speakers is based on the language in which the surveyd interview was conducted.
1 Adjusted means are derived from a multivariate model that includes all adults (not only Latinos), and controls for differences in personal characteristics, including age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, income, chronic conditions, health status and health insurance type.
* Significantly different from English-speaking Latinos, p<.05.
Source: HSC Community Tracking Study Household Survey, 2000-01

 

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