Table 2.
Comparison of the frequency of use of three ICTs (email, sms and the web pages) according to sociodemographic variables and tobacco consumption of the participants in the study “Usage profile of ICTs”
| Total | Don’t use E-mail | Low use of E-mail | Mid/high use of E-mail | P -value | Don’t use web pages | Low use of webs pages | Mid/high use of web pages | P -value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |||
| Participants | 1725 | 599 | (34.7) | 267 | (15.5) | 859 | (49.8) | 492 | (28.5) | 267 | (15.5) | 966 | (56.0) | |||
| Gender (N = 1725) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | 865 | (50.1) | 337 | (56.3) | 135 | (50.6) | 393 | (45.8) | 279 | (56.7) | 124 | (46.4) | 462 | (47.8) | ||
| Female | 860 | (49.9) | 262 | (43.7) | 132 | (49.4) | 466 | (54.2) | 213 | (43.3) | 143 | (53.6) | 504 | (52.2) | ||
| Age (years) (N = 1725) | 45.5 ± 13.6 | 54.4 ± 12.2 | 42.3 ± 12.2 | 40.3 ± 11.8 | <0.001 | 56.0 ± 11.9 | 45.2 ± 11.9 | 40.3 ± 11.8 | <0.001 | |||||||
| Age group | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||||||||
| 18-35 | 451 | (26.1) | 42 | (7.0) | 87 | (32.6) | 322 | (37.5) | 25 | (5.0) | 57 | (21.3) | 369 | (38.2) | ||
| 36-45 | 402 | (23.3) | 87 | (14.5) | 66 | (24.7) | 249 | (29.0) | 65 | (13.2) | 70 | (26.2) | 267 | (27.6) | ||
| 46-65 | 733 | (42.5) | 355 | (59.3) | 107 | (40.1) | 271 | (31.5) | 293 | (59.6) | 132 | (49.4) | 308 | (31.9) | ||
| >65 | 139 | (8.1) | 115 | (19.2) | 7 | (2.6) | 17 | (2.0) | 109 | (22.2) | 8 | (3.0) | 22 | (2.3) | ||
| Social class (N = 1658) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||||||||
| Most favored/NM | 672 | (40.5) | 101 | (18.1) | 78 | (29.9) | 493 | (58.8) | 81 | (17.7) | 80 | (31.1) | 511 | (54.2) | ||
| Disadventaged-M | 986 | (59.5) | 458 | (81.9) | 183 | (70.1) | 345 | (41.2) | 377 | (82.3) | 177 | (68.9) | 432 | (45.8) | ||
| Educational level (N = 1723) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||||||||||
| <Secondary | 819 | (47.5) | 439 | (51.7) | 138 | (51.7) | 242 | (28.2) | 381 | (77.4) | 126 | (47.2) | 312 | (32.4) | ||
| ≥Secondary/Higher | 904 | (52.5) | 129 | (48.3) | 129 | (48.3) | 615 | (71.8) | 111 | (22.6) | 141 | (52.8) | 652 | (67.6) | ||
| Num. Cigarettes/ day | 15.4 ± 9.3 | 16.9 ± 10.4 | 15.3 ± 8.7 | 14.4 ± 8.4 | <0.001 | 17.2 ± 10.9 | 14.7 ± 8.1 | 14.7 ± 8.6 | <0.001 | |||||||
| Age of initiation consumption | 17.2 ± 4.5 | 18.0 ± 6.0 | 16.5 ± 3.2 | 16.9 ± 3.6 | <0.001 | 18.3 ± 6.3 | 16.9 ± 3.9 | 16.8 ± 3.5 | <0.001 | |||||||
| Fagerström test | 2.4 ± 1.6 | 2.6 ± 1.7 | 2.4 ± 1.6 | 2.1 ± 1.6 | <0.001 | 2.6 ± 1.7 | 2.4 ± 1.5 | 2.2 ± 1.6 | <0.001 | |||||||
| Attempts smoking cessation | 2.2 ± 2.4 | 2.1 ± 2.3 | 2.2 ± 2.4 | 2.3 ± 2.5 | 0.182 | 2.1 ± 2.3 | 2.1 ± 2.4 | 2.3 ± 2.5 | 0.185 | |||||||
| Total | Don’t use sms | Low use of sms | Mid/high use of sms | P -value | ||||||||||||
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |||||||||
| 448 | (26.0) | 400 | (23.2) | 877 | (50.8) | |||||||||||
| Gender (N = 1725) | <0.001 | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 865 | (50.1) | 305 | (68.1) | 199 | (49.8) | 361 | (41.2) | ||||||||
| Female | 860 | (49.9) | 143 | (31.9) | 201 | (50.3) | 516 | (58.8) | ||||||||
| Age (years) (N = 1725) | 45.5 ± 13.6 | 54.4 ± 12.3 | 47.3 ± 11.9 | 39.7 ± 11.8 | <0.001 | |||||||||||
| Age group | <0.001 | |||||||||||||||
| 18-35 | 451 | (26.1) | 32 | (7.1) | 66 | (16.5) | 353 | (40.3) | ||||||||
| 36-45 | 402 | (23.3) | 52 | (11.6) | 100 | (25.0) | 250 | (28.5) | ||||||||
| 46-65 | 733 | (42.5) | 272 | (60.7) | 209 | (52.3) | 252 | (28.7) | ||||||||
| >65 | 139 | (8.1) | 92 | (20.5) | 25 | (6.3) | 22 | (2.5) | ||||||||
| Social class (N = 1658) | <0.001 | |||||||||||||||
| Most favored/NM | 672 | (40.5) | 102 | (24.3) | 142 | (36.8) | 428 | (50.2) | ||||||||
| Disadventaged-M | 986 | (59.5) | 317 | (75.7) | 244 | (63.2) | 425 | (49.8) | ||||||||
| Educational level (N = 1723) | <0.001 | |||||||||||||||
| <Secondary | 819 | (47.5) | 302 | (67.4) | 205 | (51.3) | 312 | (35.7) | ||||||||
| ≥Secondary/Higher | 904 | (52.5) | 146 | (32.6) | 195 | (48.8) | 563 | (64.3) | ||||||||
| Num. Cigarettes/ day | 15.4 ± 9.3 | 16.7 ± 10.9 | 16.0 ± 9.3 | 14.4 ± 8.3 | <0.001 | |||||||||||
| Age of initiation consumption | 17.2 ± 4.5 | 17.9 ± 5.7 | 17.3 ± 4.8 | 16.8 ± 3.7 | <0.001 | |||||||||||
| Fagerström test | 2.4 ± 1.6 | 2.5 ± 1.7 | 2.4 ± 1.6 | 2.2 ± 1.6 | 0.003 | |||||||||||
| Attempts smoking cessation | 2.2 ± 2.4 | 2.2 ± 2.4 | 2.1 ± 2.2 | 2.3 ± 2.5 | 0.755 | |||||||||||
ICT: Information and Communication Technologies.
Low use: ≤1 time per week; Mid/high use: >1 time per week.
p-value derived from the Chi square test and ANOVA in categorical and continuous variables respectively.
Low use: ≤1 time per week; Mid/high use: >1 time per week.
p-value derived from the Chi square test and ANOVA in categorical and continuous variables respectively.