Table 3.

Barriers to using NutCracker and the new technologies by the Nutcracker sample and the low-income milieu population.

Barriers	Verbatim	NutCracker target population (n=8), n (%)	Low-income milieus in the general population (n=21), n (%)
Technical barriers	“I don’t think my telephone is good enough...I will change it, but I don’t know when [...] It’s another expense.”	3 (75)a	10 (48)
Unfamiliarity with new technologies	“Administration services computerize, but people are lost. Not everyone has an email address.”	4 (50)	5 (24)
Comprehension and written barriers	“We can speak French well, we know how to write, but there are things that we have trouble deciphering.”	4 (50)	2 (10)
Time constraints	“As I work mornings and evenings, I don’t have a lot of time. [...] I don’t have the time.”	3 (38)	3 (14)
Competition from television	“I watch (the Samira channel) all the time - as soon as my children leave, I watch it.”	3 (38)	2 (10)
Search for real contacts	“Cooking workshops give you the opportunity to get out from of home and meet other people.”	8 (100)	1 (5)
Live social network	“So, do you like it (what I published)? I’m the only one who publish, it’s a shame.”	1 (13)	Not applicable
Fear of being stalked on the internet	“There are always dangers. And I’m scared of...[...] I don’t like it, it’s scary. And...well [...] it can cause damage.”	4 (50)	4 (19)
Interest for cooking and cooking skills	“I have everything in my head.”	6 (75)	13 (62)

^aWe only considered the 4 participants who used the app.