Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of variables (n=6562).
| Characteristics and variables | Total sample (n=6562) | Internet use (n=3036) | Internet nonuse (n=3526) | P value | |
| Self-rated health, n (%) | <.001 | ||||
| Very unhealthy | 301 (4.59) | 59 (1.94) | 242 (6.86) | ||
| Relatively unhealthy | 1372 (20.91) | 391 (12.88) | 981 (27.82) | ||
| Average | 1719 (26.20) | 802 (26.42) | 917 (26.01) | ||
| Relatively healthy | 2355 (35.89) | 1282 (42.23) | 1073 (30.43) | ||
| Very healthy | 815 (12.41) | 502 (16.53) | 313 (8.88) | ||
| Physical health, n (%) | <.001 | ||||
| Very unhealthy | 286 (4.36) | 50 (1.65) | 236 (6.69) | ||
| Relatively unhealthy | 834 (12.71) | 200 (6.59) | 634 (17.98) | ||
| Average | 1245 (18.97) | 436 (14.36) | 809 (22.94) | ||
| Relatively healthy | 2060 (31.39) | 1094 (36.03) | 966 (27.40) | ||
| Very healthy | 2137 (32.57) | 1256 (41.37) | 881 (24.99) | ||
| Mental health, n (%) | <.001 | ||||
| Very unhealthy | 85 (1.30) | 23 (0.76) | 62 (1.76) | ||
| Relatively unhealthy | 533 (8.12) | 161 (5.30) | 372 (10.55) | ||
| Average | 1561 (23.79) | 594 (19.57) | 967 (27.43) | ||
| Relatively healthy | 2495 (38.02) | 1192 (39.26) | 1303 (36.95) | ||
| Very healthy | 1888 (28.77) | 1066 (35.11) | 822 (23.31) | ||
| Sex, n (%) | .003 | ||||
| Male | 3392 (51.69) | 1510 (49.74) | 1882 (53.37) | ||
| Female | 3170 (48.31) | 1526 (50.26) | 1644 (46.63) | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 61.41 (10.69) | 56.92 (9.17) | 65.27 (10.39) | <.001 | |
| Marital status, n (%) | <.001 | ||||
| Partnered | 5342 (81.41) | 2662 (87.68) | 2680 (76.01) | ||
| Single | 1220 (18.59) | 374 (12.32) | 846 (23.99) | ||
| Education, n (%) | <.001 | ||||
| Illiterate | 1227 (18.70) | 186 (6.13) | 1.41 (29.52) | ||
| ≤Primary school | 1813 (27.63) | 501 (16.50) | 1312 (37.21) | ||
| Middle school | 1835 (27.96) | 1.38 (34.19) | 797 (22.6) | ||
| High school | 1150 (17.53) | 834 (27.47) | 316 (8.96) | ||
| ≥College | 537 (8.18) | 477 (15.71) | 60 (1.70) | ||
| Residency, n (%) | <.001 | ||||
| Urban | 2495 (38.02) | 1657 (54.58) | 838 (23.77) | ||
| Rural | 4067 (61.98) | 1379 (45.42) | 2688 (76.23) | ||
| Exercise, n (%) | <.001 | ||||
| Yes | 3122 (47.58) | 1811 (59.65) | 1311 (37.18) | ||
| No | 3440 (52.42) | 1225 (40.35) | 2215 (62.82) | ||
| Family size, mean (SD) | 2.55 (1.33) | 2.58 (1.24) | 2.53 (1.39) | <.001 | |
| Family income, mean (SD) | 10.10 (2.19) | 10.80 (1.66) | 9.49 (2.40) | <.001 | |