fox mobile health 2011
DESCRIPTION
Mobile health trends based on Pew Internet survey data.TRANSCRIPT
85% use cell phones
35% have apps
24% use apps
All adults
May 2010 and Nov 2010 surveys
1 in 4 adults use apps
Mobile reaches a different audience
4 in 10 U.S. adults have used their cell phones to access the internet:
48% of African Americans40% of Latinos31% of whites
1 in 4 U.S. adults used their cell phones for political activities during the 2010 election:
36% of African Americans25% of Latinos and whites
November 2010 survey
Mobile health
15% of U.S. adults have used their cell phones to look for health information:
28% of 18-29 year-olds 16% of 30-49 year-olds6% of those ages 50+
21% of Latinos15% of African Americans13% of non-Hispanic whites
September 2010 survey
Peer-to-peer health care
The online conversation about health is being driven forward by two significant trends identified by the Pew Internet Project:
The Mobile Difference
The Diagnosis Difference