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Characteristics of subjects (N = 211)
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 130 (61.6) |
| Male | 81 (38.4) |
| Age (years) | |
| <25 | 139 (65.9) |
| 25 to 34 | 46 (21.8) |
| 35 to 44 | 12 (5.7) |
| ≥ 45 | 14 (6.6) |
| Search skill | |
| Fair or poor | 46 (21.8) |
| Good | 100 (47.4) |
| Very good | 65 (30.8) |
| Search frequency | |
| Once a week or less | 13 (6.2) |
| Several times a week | 198 (93.8) |
| Health search frequency | |
| Never | 9 (4.3) |
| Less than once a week | 94 (44.5) |
| Once a week | 52 (24.6) |
| Several times a week | 56 (26.5) |
