Table 1.
The profile of the respondents.
| Characteristics | Total No | People who read news comments | People who write news comments | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Percentage | No | Percentage | |||
| All | 1000 | 783 | 78.30% | 144 | 14.40% | |
| Gender | Male | 500 | 389 | 77.80% | 87 | 17.40% |
| Female | 500 | 394 | 78.80% | 57 | 11.40% | |
| Age | 20s | 200 | 174 | 87.00% | 27 | 13.50% |
| 30s | 200 | 168 | 84.00% | 29 | 14.50% | |
| 40s | 200 | 146 | 73.00% | 24 | 12.00% | |
| 50s | 200 | 155 | 77.50% | 35 | 17.50% | |
| 60s | 200 | 140 | 70.00% | 29 | 14.50% | |
| Education | Below high school | 5 | 3 | 60.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| High school or equivalent | 145 | 98 | 67.59% | 26 | 17.93% | |
| Junior college or equivalent degree | 146 | 109 | 74.66% | 18 | 12.33% | |
| Bachelor’s or equivalent degree | 597 | 490 | 82.08% | 87 | 14.57% | |
| Postgraduate degree | 107 | 83 | 77.57% | 13 | 12.15% | |
| Household income | 1 million Korean won or Less | 69 | 46 | 66.67% | 11 | 15.94% |
| 1 – 3 million Korean won | 257 | 199 | 77.43% | 39 | 15.18% | |
| 3 – 6 million Korean won | 444 | 342 | 77.03% | 55 | 12.39% | |
| More than 6 million Korean won | 230 | 196 | 85.22% | 39 | 16.96% | |
*The percent value is derived based on the total number of each row.