Table 4.
Cultural differences in the frequency of using each source of online health information.
| Source and value labela | United States | Korea | Hong Kong | ||||
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n (%) | Cumulative % | n (%) | Cumulative % | n (%) | Cumulative % | |
| SNS |
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1 | 132 (48.5) | 48.5 | 55 (33.1) | 33.1 | 51 (18.6) | 18.6 |
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2 | 64 (23.5) | 72.1 | 53 (31.9) | 65.1 | 59 (21.5) | 40.1 |
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3 | 17 (6.3) | 78.3 | 25 (15.1) | 80.1 | 52 (19.0) | 59.1 |
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4 | 31 (11.4) | 89.7 | 24 (14.5) | 94.6 | 64 (23.4) | 82.5 |
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5 | 19 (7.0) | 96.7 | 9 (5.4) | 100.0 | 33 (12.0) | 94.5 |
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6 | 5 (1.8) | 98.5 |
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10 (3.6) | 98.2 |
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7 | 4 (1.5) | 100.0 |
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5 (1.8) | 100.0 |
| Blog |
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1 | 92 (17.8) | 17.8 | 9 (2.4) | 2.4 | 38 (2.6) | 2.6 |
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2 | 67 (27.5) | 45.4 | 37 (4.8) | 7.2 | 85 (9.2) | 11.7 |
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3 | 39 (22.7) | 68.0 | 27 (18.6) | 25.7 | 60 (13.2) | 24.9 |
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4 | 45 (19.0) | 87.0 | 40 (39.5) | 65.3 | 64 (48.4) | 73.3 |
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5 | 20 (9.7) | 96.7 | 45 (30.5) | 95.8 | 21 (23.8) | 97.1 |
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6 | 7 (2.2) | 98.9 | 9 (4.2) | 100.0 | 5 (2.9) | 100.0 |
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7 | 2 (1.1) | 100.0 |
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| Support group |
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1 | 123 (45.7) | 45.7 | 59 (35.3) | 35.3 | 64 (23.5) | 23.5 |
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2 | 57 (21.2) | 66.9 | 59 (35.3) | 70.7 | 76 (27.9) | 51.5 |
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3 | 30 (11.2) | 78.1 | 21 (12.6) | 83.2 | 46 (16.9) | 68.4 |
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4 | 32 (11.9) | 90.0 | 21 (12.6) | 95.8 | 52 (19.1) | 87.5 |
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5 | 12 (4.5) | 94.4 | 7 (4.2) | 100.0 | 24 (8.8) | 96.3 |
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6 | 12 (4.5) | 98.9 |
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6 (2.2) | 98.5 |
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7 | 3 (1.1) | 100.0 |
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4 (1.5) | 100.0 |
| Professional b |
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1 | 11 (4.1) | 4.1 | 41 (24.8) | 24.8 | 41 (15.0) | 15.0 |
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2 | 17 (6.3) | 10.3 | 45 (27.3) | 52.1 | 66 (24.1) | 39.1 |
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3 | 35 (12.9) | 23.2 | 29 (17.6) | 69.7 | 62 (22.6) | 61.7 |
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4 | 58 (21.4) | 44.6 | 32 (19.4) | 89.1 | 59 (21.5) | 83.2 |
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5 | 53 (19.6) | 64.2 | 15 (9.1) | 98.2 | 33 (12.0) | 95.3 |
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6 | 59 (21.8) | 86.0 | 3 (1.8) | 100.0 | 8 (2.9) | 98.2 |
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7 | 38 (14.0) | 100.0 |
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5 (1.8) | 100.0 |
a For value label: 1=never, 2=rarely, 3=sometimes, 4=moderately, 5= fairly often, 6=often, and 7=always.
b “Professional” indicates professional online health sites, such as WebMD and CDC. This is also an expertise-based source.