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. 2015 Aug 26;4(2):e3. doi: 10.2196/med20.4116

Table 2.

Respondents’ online health behavior by educational attainment.


Primary Secondary Tertiary Test statistics

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