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. 2023 Jul 17;25:e46298. doi: 10.2196/46298

Table 1.

Characteristics of participants (N=17,117) by internet use.

Characteristics and variables Internet use (n=2312), n (%) Internet nonuse (n=14,805), n (%)
Gender; P<.001

Men 1287 (55.7) 6902 (46.6)

Women 1025 (44.3) 7903 (53.4)
Education level; P<.001

No education 40 (1.7) 3579 (24.2)

Primary school or lower 561 (24.3) 6907 (46.6)

Middle school 803 (34.7) 3016 (20.4)

High school or higher 908 (39.3) 1303 (8.8)
Nationality; P=.22

Han 2168 (93.8) 13,780 (93.1)

Ethnic minorities 144 (6.2) 1025 (6.9)
Work; P<.001

Yes 1600 (69.2) 9598 (64.8)

No/retired 712 (30.8) 5207 (35.2)
Age (years); P<.001

45-54 1218 (52.7) 3515 (23.8)

55-64 787 (34.0) 5094 (34.4)

65-74 252 (10.9) 4400 (29.7)

≥75 55 (2.4) 1796 (12.1)
Area; P<.001

Urban 967 (41.8) 2434 (16.4)

Rural 1345 (58.2) 12,371 (83.6)
Marital status; P<.001

Married 2146 (92.8) 12,624 (85.3)

Unmarried 166 (7.2) 2181 (14.7)
Health insurance; P=.005

Yes 2267 (98.1) 14,357 (97.0)

No 45 (1.9) 448 (3.0)
Smoking status; P=.009

Yes 684 (29.6) 3993 (27.0)

No 1628 (70.4) 10,812 (73.0)
Drinking status; P<.001

Yes 1191 (51.5) 4741 (32.0)

No 1121 (48.5) 10,064 (68.0)
Restless sleep times; P<.001

Rare 1159 (50.1) 6674 (45.1)

Some or a little 469 (20.3) 2334 (15.8)

Occasionally 319 (13.8) 2316 (15.6)

Mostly or all the time 365 (15.8) 3481 (23.5)
ADLa; P<.001

Unimpaired 2180 (94.3) 11,923 (80.5)

Impaired 132 (5.7) 2882 (19.5)

aADL: activity of daily living.