Subdividing the Digital Divide: Differences in Internet Access and Use among Rural Residents with Medical Limitations

Jong‐Yi Wang, Kevin Bennett, Janice C. Probst · 2011 · Journal of Medical Internet Research

Summary. Rural residents and people with medical conditions use the Internet far less than urban residents and those without medical limitations. The study found that 32.6% of people with medical conditions used the Internet compared to 70.3% without conditions, and rural Internet use was 59.7% versus 69.4% urban. Racial disparities persisted even after controlling for demographics, with Hispanic and African American respondents showing significantly lower Internet use than white respondents. The rural-urban gap disappeared when accounting for socioeconomic factors.

Read the original

Cite this article

Wang, J., Bennett, K., & Probst, J. C.. (2011). Subdividing the Digital Divide: Differences in Internet Access and Use among Rural Residents with Medical Limitations. Journal of Medical Internet Research. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1534

@article{wang-2011-subdividing-digital-divide-differences-internet,
  title   = {Subdividing the Digital Divide: Differences in Internet Access and Use among Rural Residents with Medical Limitations},
  author  = {Jong‐Yi Wang and Kevin Bennett and Janice C. Probst},
  journal = {Journal of Medical Internet Research},
  year    = {2011},
  doi     = {10.2196/jmir.1534},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1534}
}

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Subdividing the Digital Divide: Differences in Internet Access and Use among Rural Residents with Medical Limitations
AU  - Jong‐Yi Wang
AU  - Kevin Bennett
AU  - Janice C. Probst
JO  - Journal of Medical Internet Research
PY  - 2011
DO  - 10.2196/jmir.1534
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1534
ER  -

Details

DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1534
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: broadband-and-digital, rural-healthcare, rural-data-and-definitions
Added: 2026-04-28