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. 2014 May 13;16(5):e128. doi: 10.2196/jmir.2934

Table 2.

Reasons for not using the Internet for health information among Web users by age.

Reasons Age group (years), n (%) P

15-30
(n=503)
15-19
(n=188)
20-25
(n=179)
26-30
(n=136)

Adequately informed by other means and resources 377 (75.0) 148 (78.7) 128 (71.5) 101 (74.3) .52
Not interested in this type of information 203 (40.4) 75 (39.9) 76 (42.5) 52 (38.2) .80
More confident in seeing a doctor for this kind of information 373 (74.1) 138 (73.4) 131 (73.1) 104 (76.4) .69
Distrust in the information provided by the Internet 338 (67.2) 135 (71.8) 114 (63.7) 89 (65.4) .38
Do not know 244 (48.5) 102 (54.2) 78 (43.6) 64 (47.1) .21