Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 517)
n (%) | |
|---|---|
Sex (male) | 191 (37) |
Race/ethnicity | |
Hispanic | 321 (62) |
Caucasian | 35 (7) |
African American | 154 (30) |
multiracial/other | 11 (2) |
Highest grade completed: | |
elementary | 25 (5) |
some high school | 102 (20) |
high school or GED | 156 (30) |
some college or above | 225 (44) |
unknown | 9 (1) |
Employment: | |
full time | 266 (52) |
part time | 44 (9) |
unemployed | 134 (26) |
disabled/retired/student/unknown | 73 (13) |
Computer experience: | |
daily users | 260 (50) |
use few times per week | 111 (22) |
rarely use a computer | 105 (20) |
never uses computer | 33 (6) |
unknown/missing | 8 (2) |
Emergency Severity Index (ESI) triage level* | |
≤2 | 49 (10) |
≥3 | 436 (86) |
unknown | 32 (6) |
Reason for visit category: | |
pain | 324 (63) |
injury/accident | 42 (8) |
illness | 68 (13) |
other | 79 (15) |