Table 2.
Socioeconomic status and online family life information seeking behaviors (N=1537).
| Factors | Monthly seeking | Frequent attention | Trust | Perceived usefulness | ||||||||
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n (%) | aOR (95% CI)a | n (%) | aOR (95% CI)a | n (%) | aOR (95% CI)a | n (%) | aOR (95% CI)a | ||||
| Sex |
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Male | 198 (28.2) | 1 | 342 (48.9) | 1 | 319 (56.0) | 1 | 407 (66.9) | 1 | |||
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Female | 208 (25.0) | 0.90 (0.69-1.19) | 376 (45.3) | 0.92 (0.71-1.20) | 376 (60.1) | 1.12 (0.85-1.47) | 444 (63.4) | 0.76 (0.56-1.02) | |||
| Age (years) |
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18-24 | 68 (43.8) | 1 | 102 (65.4) | 1 | 96 (61.8) | 1 | 115 (74.5) | 1 | |||
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25-44 | 212 (37.8) | 0.69 (0.43-1.12) | 361 (64.4) | 0.77 (0.46-1.27) | 323 (59.4) | 1.02 (0.63-1.64) | 411 (76.3) | 1.40 (0.80-2.46) | |||
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45-64 | 113 (20.2) | 0.38 (0.22-0.65)d | 225 (40.4) | 0.42 (0.24-0.72)c | 229 (55.3) | 0.92 (0.54-1.56) | 273 (59.1) | 0.85 (0.46-1.57) | |||
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≥65 | 10 (4.3) | 0.09 (0.04-0.25)d | 26 (10.9) | 0.12 (0.06-0.25)d | 39 (54.3) | 1.47 (0.65-3.31) | 45 (31.3) | 0.28 (0.13-0.60)c | |||
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P for trend |
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<0.0001 |
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<0.0001 |
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0.89 |
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<0.0001 | |||
| Marital status |
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Single | 185 (38.0) | 1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 | |||
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Married/cohabitated | 214 (22.7) | 1.02 (0.73-1.43) | 308 (63.2) | 1.03 (0.74-1.45) | 277 (59.6) | 1.03 (0.73-1.44) | 354 (76.2) | 0.77 (0.51-1.14) | |||
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Other | 7 (7.4) | 0.75 (0.28-1.99) | 394 (41.9) | 0.67 (0.31-1.46) | 399 (57.8) | 0.81 (0.36-1.84) | 471 (60.6) | 0.96 (0.44-2.08) | |||
| Employment status |
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16 (15.7) |
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17 (44.3) |
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26 (40.4) |
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Full-time | 252 (35.2) | 1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 | |||
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Part-time | 32 (27.7) | 1.18 (0.71-1.97) | 425 (59.4) | 0.73 (0.45-1.19) | 395 (60.5) | 0.87 (0.52-1.44) | 492 (73.8) | 0.95 (0.56-1.61) | |||
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Self-employed | 16 (22.1) | 0.70 (0.38-1.29) | 50 (43.6) | 0.79 (0.46-1.37) | 51 (54.3) | 0.65 (0.38-1.13) | 65 (64.3) | 0.62 (0.35-1.11) | |||
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Unemployed | 107 (16.8) | 0.93 (0.65-1.33) | 34 (46.3) | 0.88 (0.63-1.23) | 31 (50.0) | 1.07 (0.75-1.52) | 39 (59.3) | 1.16 (0.80-1.68) | |||
| Education |
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210 (33.4) |
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218 (56.4) |
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254 (53.7) |
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≤Primary | 3 (1.6) | 1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 | |||
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Secondary | 170 (23.7) | 7.42 (2.38-23.12)d | 12 (6.0) | 5.44 (2.81-10.52)d | 25 (39.0) | 2.23 (1.21-4.12)b | 26 (22.1) | 2.98 (1.72-5.16)d | |||
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≥Tertiary | 232 (38.2) | 11.04 (3.47-35.12)d | 305 (42.8) | 10.69 (5.34-21.43)d | 310 (55.5) | 2.75 (1.44-5.25)c | 368 (60.6) | 6.30 (3.44-11.54)d | |||
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P for trend |
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<0.0001 | 397 (65.5) | <0.0001 | 357 (62.6) | 0.008 | 455 (78.9) | <0.0001 | |||
| Household income (HK$) |
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≤9999 | 16 (7.5) | 1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 | |||
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10,000-19,999 | 78 (28.2) | 2.02 (1.09-3.76)b | 39 (17.8) | 1.84 (1.13-2.99)b | 44 (50.0) | 1.26 (0.73-2.16) | 56 (40.2) | 1.40 (0.85-2.32) | |||
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20,000-29,999 | 74 (28.8) | 1.94 (1.03-3.64)b | 134 (49.3) | 1.84 (1.12-3.02)b | 122 (54.5) | 1.48 (0.85-2.57) | 152 (63.6) | 1.95 (1.15-3.31)b | |||
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≥30,000 | 194 (35.7) | 2.10 (1.14-3.88)b | 134 (52.6) | 1.58 (0.98-2.56) | 127 (59.3) | 1.55 (0.90-2.65) | 162 (72.3) | 1.46 (0.88-2.42) | |||
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P for trend |
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0.11 |
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0.42 |
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0.10 |
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0.24 | |||
a aOR: adjusted odds ratio; mutually adjusted for the variables in the table.
b P<.05.
c P<.01.
d P<.001.