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	Visiting family or friends	Going out for enjoyment
ICT access (1 = yes)	1.4	1.6**	1.4*	1.3*
CT use: e-mailing/texting	1.2*	1.2	1.4***	1.3***
IT use for personal tasks	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.1
IT use for health matters	1.5**	1.1	1.0	1.0
Age: 65–74^a
75–84	1.0	0.6**	0.8	1.0
85 and above	0.9	0.6**	0.6**	0.9
Married/partnered (1 = yes)	1.6***	1.3	1.8***	1.2*
Race: White, non-Hispanic^a
Black, non-Hispanic	0.8	0.6***	0.6***	0.6***
Hispanic	0.4***	0.6	0.4***	0.6**
Other races, non-Hispanic	0.3***	0.7	0.4**	0.5*
Education	1.0	1.0	1.3***	1.3***
Log of annual income	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0
Paid work (1 = yes)	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2
Number of chronic diseases	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.9
Difficulties in ADLs: none^a
1–2 ADLs	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.8*
3–5 ADLs	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.4***
Difficulty in mobility (1 = yes)	0.9	0.5***	0.8	1.0
Cognitive function	1.2**	1.0	1.2*	1.0
Depression: no symptoms^a
Mild depression	0.9	0.8	1.0	0.7*
Major depression	0.9	0.5***	0.6**	0.5***
Size of social network	1.3***	1.3***	1.2**	1.2***

F statistic	10.5***	25.3***	15.7***	29.4***

Visiting family or friends

Going out for enjoyment

Variable

Men

Women

Men

Women

ICT access (1 = yes)

1.4

1.6**

1.4*

1.3*

CT use: e-mailing/texting

1.2*

1.2

1.4***

1.3***

IT use for personal tasks

0.8

0.9

1.1

IT use for health matters

1.5**

1.1

1.0

Age: 65–74^a

75–84

1.0

0.6**

0.8

1.0

85 and above

0.9

0.6**

0.9

Married/partnered (1 = yes)

1.6***

1.3

1.8***

1.2*

Race: White, non-Hispanic^a

Black, non-Hispanic

0.8

0.6***

Hispanic

0.4***

0.6

0.4***

0.6**

Other races, non-Hispanic

0.3***

0.7

0.4**

0.5*

Education

1.0

1.3***

Log of annual income

1.1

1.0

Paid work (1 = yes)

1.1

1.2

Number of chronic diseases

1.0

0.9

1.0

0.9

Difficulties in ADLs: none^a

1–2 ADLs

0.8

1.0

0.8*

3–5 ADLs

0.8

0.7

0.4***

Difficulty in mobility (1 = yes)

0.9

0.5***

0.8

1.0

Cognitive function

1.2**

1.0

1.2*

1.0

Depression: no symptoms^a

Mild depression

0.9

0.8

1.0

0.7*

Major depression

0.9

0.5***

0.6**

0.5***

Size of social network

1.3***

1.2**

1.2***

F statistic

10.5***

25.3***

15.7***

29.4***

	Visiting family or friends	Going out for enjoyment
ICT access (1 = yes)	1.4	1.6**	1.4*	1.3*
CT use: e-mailing/texting	1.2*	1.2	1.4***	1.3***
IT use for personal tasks	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.1
IT use for health matters	1.5**	1.1	1.0	1.0
Age: 65–74^a
75–84	1.0	0.6**	0.8	1.0
85 and above	0.9	0.6**	0.6**	0.9
Married/partnered (1 = yes)	1.6***	1.3	1.8***	1.2*
Race: White, non-Hispanic^a
Black, non-Hispanic	0.8	0.6***	0.6***	0.6***
Hispanic	0.4***	0.6	0.4***	0.6**
Other races, non-Hispanic	0.3***	0.7	0.4**	0.5*
Education	1.0	1.0	1.3***	1.3***
Log of annual income	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0
Paid work (1 = yes)	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2
Number of chronic diseases	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.9
Difficulties in ADLs: none^a
1–2 ADLs	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.8*
3–5 ADLs	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.4***
Difficulty in mobility (1 = yes)	0.9	0.5***	0.8	1.0
Cognitive function	1.2**	1.0	1.2*	1.0
Depression: no symptoms^a
Mild depression	0.9	0.8	1.0	0.7*
Major depression	0.9	0.5***	0.6**	0.5***
Size of social network	1.3***	1.3***	1.2**	1.2***

F statistic	10.5***	25.3***	15.7***	29.4***

Table 3.

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Logistic Regression Analysis Predicting Older Adults’ Informal Social Participation by Gender, Weighted Estimates

	Visiting family or friends		Going out for enjoyment
Variable	Men	Women	Men	Women
Variable	OR	OR	OR	OR
ICT access (1 = yes)	1.4	1.6**	1.4*	1.3*
CT use: e-mailing/texting	1.2*	1.2	1.4***	1.3***
IT use for personal tasks	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.1
IT use for health matters	1.5**	1.1	1.0	1.0
Age: 65–74^a
75–84	1.0	0.6**	0.8	1.0
85 and above	0.9	0.6**	0.6**	0.9
Married/partnered (1 = yes)	1.6***	1.3	1.8***	1.2*
Race: White, non-Hispanic^a
Black, non-Hispanic	0.8	0.6***	0.6***	0.6***
Hispanic	0.4***	0.6	0.4***	0.6**
Other races, non-Hispanic	0.3***	0.7	0.4**	0.5*
Education	1.0	1.0	1.3***	1.3***
Log of annual income	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0
Paid work (1 = yes)	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2
Number of chronic diseases	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.9
Difficulties in ADLs: none^a
1–2 ADLs	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.8*
3–5 ADLs	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.4***
Difficulty in mobility (1 = yes)	0.9	0.5***	0.8	1.0
Cognitive function	1.2**	1.0	1.2*	1.0
Depression: no symptoms^a
Mild depression	0.9	0.8	1.0	0.7*
Major depression	0.9	0.5***	0.6**	0.5***
Size of social network	1.3***	1.3***	1.2**	1.2***

F statistic	10.5***	25.3***	15.7***	29.4***

	Visiting family or friends		Going out for enjoyment
Variable	Men	Women	Men	Women
Variable	OR	OR	OR	OR
ICT access (1 = yes)	1.4	1.6**	1.4*	1.3*
CT use: e-mailing/texting	1.2*	1.2	1.4***	1.3***
IT use for personal tasks	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.1
IT use for health matters	1.5**	1.1	1.0	1.0
Age: 65–74^a
75–84	1.0	0.6**	0.8	1.0
85 and above	0.9	0.6**	0.6**	0.9
Married/partnered (1 = yes)	1.6***	1.3	1.8***	1.2*
Race: White, non-Hispanic^a
Black, non-Hispanic	0.8	0.6***	0.6***	0.6***
Hispanic	0.4***	0.6	0.4***	0.6**
Other races, non-Hispanic	0.3***	0.7	0.4**	0.5*
Education	1.0	1.0	1.3***	1.3***
Log of annual income	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0
Paid work (1 = yes)	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2
Number of chronic diseases	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.9
Difficulties in ADLs: none^a
1–2 ADLs	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.8*
3–5 ADLs	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.4***
Difficulty in mobility (1 = yes)	0.9	0.5***	0.8	1.0
Cognitive function	1.2**	1.0	1.2*	1.0
Depression: no symptoms^a
Mild depression	0.9	0.8	1.0	0.7*
Major depression	0.9	0.5***	0.6**	0.5***
Size of social network	1.3***	1.3***	1.2**	1.2***

F statistic	10.5***	25.3***	15.7***	29.4***

Notes: ADLs = activities of daily living; CT = communication technology; ICT = information and communication technology; IT = information technology; OR = odds ratio.

^aReference category.

*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.

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