Community Health Data Base 2010 SE PA Household Health Survey

Posted by on September 03, 2012

Community database reports on internet use among older adults

The internet is a great resource for individuals of all ages. It can serve as a valuable tool for older adults, in particular, to access timely health information.

However, national data suggests that older adults are, on average, less likely to access the internet compared with other adults. Over two-thirds of American households access the internet (68.5%), yet this percentage decreases to 33.6% when looking at adults aged 65 years and older in particular. Furthermore, research shows that only one in five of adults aged 65 years and older (19.5%) used the internet to keep track of personal health information, such as care received, test results, or upcoming medical appointments in 2007.

PHMC’s Community Health Data Base 2010 Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey has published an article that at older adults 60 years of age or older living in the SEPA region who reported that they never use the internet.

To download the article, go here.

http://www.chdbdata.org/uploads/datareports/August%20Article_PDF%20format_8.7.12.pdf