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. 2017 Nov 8;19(11):e379. doi: 10.2196/jmir.7068

Table 2.

Website preferences by gender (bivariate analysis).

Website aspect group and website aspect Aspect ranka Population in (rather) important, n (%) Pb


Female Male Total
Who and for whom





Reputable publisher (n=1081c) 3 437 (84.85) 420 (74.20) 857 (79.28) <.001

Explicitly addressed at adolescents (n=1088c) 7 366 (70.66) 311 (54.56) 677 (62.22) <.001
Information presentation





Language easily understandable (n=1088c) 1 463 (89. 38) 498 (87.37) 961 (88.33) .35

Information clearly laid out (n=1081c) 2 425 (83.17) 446 (78.25) 871 (80.57) .045

Texts short and concise (n=1084c) 8 260 (50.58) 304 (53.33) 564 (52.03) .39

Visual style/design attractive (n=1076c) 9 149 (29.22) 229 (40.46) 378 (35.13) <.001
Website features





Possibility to ask questions (n=1079c) 4 378 (74.14) 406 (71. 35) 784 (72.66) .34

Section with personal experiences (n=1080c) 5 361 (70.23) 381 (67.31) 742 (68.70) .32

Advice by other adolescents (n=1072c) 6 336 (66.14) 373 (66.13) 709 (66.14) >.99

aBy percentage (rather) important.

bCalculated from chi-square tests.

cNumber of participants included in the analysis.