Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for Key Variables by Age Groups (N = 499)
| Mean (SD)/percentages | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covariates | Full sample 40–93 (N = 499) |
Middle-aged sample 40–59 (N = 305) |
Older adult sample 60–93 (N = 194) |
F-value/χ2 | p Value |
| Age | 57.25 (11.26) | 49.94 (5.85) | 68.74 (7.48) | 6.56 | .50 |
| Gender (female) | 52.3% | 49.5% | 55.2% | 1.03 | .31 |
| Race (Caucasian) | 78.65% | 76.1% | 82.5% | 2.89 | .08 |
| Education (bachelor degree or higher) | 39.0% | 40.0% | 37.6% | 0.49 | .48 |
| Marital status (married) | 65.7% | 67.9% | 62.4% | 1.60 | .21 |
| Income ($60,000 and above) | 58.0% | 40.0% | 51.1% | 7.54 | .01 |
| Medical satisfaction | 3.33 (0.56) | 3.32 (0.55) | 3.35 (0.58) | 1.56 | .94 |
| e-Health information seeking | 2.41 (0.68) | 2.44 (0.67) | 2.36 (0.68) | .045 | .17 |
| e-Trust | 2.80 (0.63) | 2.82 (0.61) | 2.78 (0.65) | 1.44 | .56 |
| e-Health information consumerism | 1.84 (0.62) | 3.38 (1.86) | 1.79 (0.65) | 1.91 | .20 |
| e-Health literacy | 2.44 (1.04) | 2.43 (0.99) | 2.46 (1.09) | 3.95 | .79 |
| Positive health perception index | 3.00 (0.69) | 3.05 (0.65) | 2.92 (0.76) | 6.06 | .05 |