Table 2.

Characteristics of Internet users included in the study.

Characteristics		Total, n (%) n=134	Age band, n (%)
			≥45 years n=68	<45 years n=66
I have access to the Internet
	At home	120 (89.6)	59 (87)	61 (92)
	At work	60 (44.8)	32 (47)	28 (42)
	On my mobile phone	85 (63.4)	42 (62)	43 (65)
Frequency of use per month
	0-5 times	75 (55.9)	42 (62)	33 (50)
	6-10 times	8 (6.0)	5 (7)	3 (5)
	≥11 times	13 (9.7)	5 (7)	8 (12)
Rating of searching skills
	Very good	51 (38.1)	22 (32)	29 (44)
	Good	54 (40.3)	25 (37)	29 (44)
	Fair	22 (16.4)	15 (22)	7 (11)
	Poor	7 (5.2)	6 (9)	1 (2)
Have you used the Internet to search for health information?
	Yes	96 (71.6)	52 (77)	44 (67)
	Never	38 (28.4)	16 (24)	22 (33)