Table 2 Patients’ basic habits regarding their personal use of the internet

Personal internet use

yes

81.4

77.8

Frequency of internet use^a

several times per week

66.4

51.1

several times per month

7.1

15.6

less than once per month

8.8

6.7

no internet use

15.0

20.0

missing

2.7

2,2

Used internet-ready device^c

laptop

53.1

51.1

personal computer

50.4

35.6

smart phone

45.1

8.9

tablet-PC

26.5

20.0

Internet activities^c

information search

74.3

71.1

reading and writing e-mails^b

82.2

53.3

online shopping

45.1

31.1

online banking/booking^b

72.6

31.1

entertainment^b

67.1

28.9

social media

40.7

15.6

Number of pursued internet activities

no internet activities

18.6

17.8

1 activity

11.5

17.8

2-3 activities

28.3

28.9

4 or more activities

41.6

33.3