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. 2023 May 9;7:e38959. doi: 10.2196/38959

Table 3.

Sociodemographic variables associated with frequency of mobile food delivery app (MFDA) use (n=360).


Frequency of MFDA use, n (%) Chi-square (df) P value

Less than once a week Once a week At least 2 times per week

Age (years) 4.0 (4) .41

18-23 142 (60.9) 41 (17.6) 50 (21.5)


24-29 47 (50) 23 (24.5) 24 (25.5)


30-35 21 (63.6) 6 (18.2) 6 (18.2)

Sex 3.0 (2) .22

Nonfemalea 60 (54.1) 20 (18) 31 (27.9)


Female 150 (60.2) 50 (20.1) 49 (19.7)

Race 5.0 (2) .08

Non-Chinese 29 (55.8) 6 (11.5) 17 (32.7)


Chinese 181 (58.8) 64 (20.8) 63 (20.5)

Marital status 0.8 (2) .69b

Married 13 (56.5) 6 (26.1) 4 (17.4)


Single 197 (58.5) 64 (19) 76 (22.6)

Number of children 2.0 (2) .30b

≥1 3 (37.5) 3 (37.5) 2 (25)


0 207 (58.8) 67 (19) 78 (22.2)

Working status 1.6 (2) .45

Yes 48 (57.1) 20 (23.8) 16 (19.1)


No 162 (58.7) 50 (18.1) 64 (23.2)

Student status 5.1 (2) .08

Graduate and nongraduating 56 (50) 28 (25) 28 (25)


Undergraduate 154 (62.1) 42 (16.9) 52 (21)

Study load 4.2 (2) .12

Part-time 24 (52.2) 14 (30.4) 8 (17.4)


Full time 186 (59.2) 56 (17.8) 72 (22.9)

aIncludes 2 participants who identified as nonbinary (queer).

bFisher exact test was used.