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Table 1 Description of Internet users (e-health and non e-health users) according to socio-demographic variables (N = 1927)

From: Surfing the internet for health information: an italian survey on use and population choices

  

E-health users % (N)

Non e-health users % (N)

  

Male

Female

Male

Female

Age group

18 -29

60.7(68)

65.5(131)

39.3 (44)

34 (68)

 

30-41

61 (94)

78.8 (145)

35.7 (55)

20.7 (38)

 

42-53

47.1 (137)

59.0 (271)

51.5(150)

40.1 (184)

 

54-65

41 (87)

52.9 (166)

56.6 (120)

46.5(146)

 

P value, male

<.001

   
 

P value, female

<.001

   

Marital status

Unmarried

54.9 (147)

65.3 (241)

43.3 (116)

34.4 (127)

 

Married

50.4 (198)

61.8 (385)

49.3 (194)

39.2 (244)

 

Widower

17.5 (7)

40.6 (13)

82.5 (33)

59.4 (19)

 

Separated/Divorced

55.2 (32)

61.9 (73)

43.1 (25)

37.3 (44)

 

P value, male

.021

   
 

P value, female

.328

   

Education

Illiterate

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

100 (1)

 

Primary

50.0 (5)

46.7 (7)

50.0 (5)

53.3 (8)

 

Middle school

31.6 (36)

55.8 (63)

65.8 (75)

43.4 (49)

 

High school

50.8 (210)

63.6 (7)

47.5 (196)

27.3 (3)

 

College graduate

58.2 (135)

58.8 (351)

40.1 (93)

40.4 (241)

 

P value, male

.0057

   
 

P value, female

.24

   

Work status

Employed

49.6 (314)

61.5 (531)

48.8 (309)

37.8 (327)

 

Unemployed

27.8 (5)

63.0 (17)

66.7 (12)

33.3 (9)

 

Student

67.3 (37)

70.7 (87)

30.9 (17)

29.3 (36)

 

Retired

45.8 (27)

44.0 (29)

50.8 (30)

53.8 (35)

 

Housewife

---

60.3 (44)

---

39.7 (29)

 

P value, male

.28

   
 

P value, female

.02

   
  1. Totals may not always be the same because of missing values