Table 2.
Nationally representative survey of the population in Germany: digital health literacy by the level of education, social status, age, chronic disease, migration background, and sex. Statistically significant differences are indicated by superscript letters.
| Variable | Information seeking, mean (SD) | Information appraisal, mean (SD) | |
| Population in Germany | |||
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Overall | 3.7940 (0.92522) | 3.7680 (0.85482) |
| Level of education | |||
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Low (a) | 3.7323(c) (0.95846) | 3.6483(b), (c) (0.89606) |
|
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Middle (b) | 3.8350 (0.86613) | 3.9076(a) (0.75513) |
|
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High (c) | 3.8983(a) (0.88436) | 3.9303(a) (0.78663) |
| Social status | |||
|
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Low (d) | 3.5640(e), (f) (0.99864) | 3.4817(e), (f) (0.93104) |
|
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Middle (e) | 3.8148(d), (f) (0.90731) | 3.7974(d), (f) (0.84026) |
|
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High (f) | 3.9414(d), (e) (0.88624) | 3.9347(d), (e) (0.76645) |
| Age (years) | |||
|
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16-29 (g) | 3.8649(i) (0.86732) | 3.9073(i), (j) (0.77874) |
|
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30-45 (h) | 3.8804(i), (j) (0.85653) | 3.9174(i), (j) (0.78404) |
|
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46-64 (i) | 3.7329(g), (h) (0.92275) | 3.6939(g), (h) (0.85758) |
|
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65 years and older (j) | 3.7433(h) (1.01659) | 3.6286(g), (h) (0.92788) |
| Chronic disease | |||
|
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No (k) | 3.7915 (0.92113) | 3.7943 (0.84147) |
|
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Yes (l) | 3.8073 (0.93183) | 3.7326 (0.87641) |
| Migration background | |||
|
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No (m) | 3.7960 (0.92588) | 3.7652 (0.85894) |
|
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Yes (n) | 3.7646 (0.91835) | 3.8099 (0.79211) |
| Sex | |||
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Male (o) | 3.7448(p) (0.91756) | 3.7677 (0.84414) |
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Female (p) | 3.8413(o) (0.93051) | 3.7683 (0.86538) |