Table 2.
Respondents’ online health behavior by educational attainment.
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Primary | Secondary | Tertiary | Test statistics | |
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n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | χ2 | P value |
| Read about exercise or diet | 90/146 (61.6) | 310/556 (55.8) | 213/300 (71.0) | 19.1 | <.001 |
| Asked questions about exercise or diet to professionals | 19/150 (12.7) | 13/561 (2.3) | 18/300 (6.0) | 10.5 | .005 |
| Discussed exercise or diet with peers | 20/148 (13.5) | 50/507 (9.9) | 27/271 (10.0) | 2.94 | .230 |
| Used Internet- or mobile-based programs to support health behavior | 29/147 (19.7) | 88/561 (15.7) | 53/299 (17.7) | 1.57 | .456 |
| Posted a status about exercise or diet on Facebook or other SNSa | 21/149 (14.1) | 87/558 (15.6) | 68/297 (22.9) | 8.58 | <.014 |
| Kept an online exercise or diet journal | 23/148 (15.5) | 82/558 (14.7) | 75/300 (25.0) | 14.8 | 001 |
| Shared online exercise or diet data with others | 9/148 (6.1) | 36/558 (6.5) | 30/300 (10.0) | 0.26 | .876 |
aSNS = Social Network Site