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. 2019 Mar 15;18:44. doi: 10.1186/s12939-019-0942-1

Table 2.

Descriptive results of social networking time, income and HRQoL

Variables Social networking time Family income (1000 dollars) Days of poor mental health Days of poor physical health Days of activity limitations Assessment of general health
mean t-test mean t-test mean t-test mean t-test mean t-test mean t-test
Sex
 Female 50.269 −9.794*** 34.672 −7.509*** 3.704 0.847*** 2.832 0.521** 1.334 0.217 3.639 −0.028
 Male 60.063 42.181 2.857 2.311 1.117 3.667
Race
 Non-white 60.889 7.832** 28.077 −13.478*** 3.131 −0.22 2.425 −0.207 1.157 −0.097 3.557 −0.127***
 White 53.058 41.555 3.351 2.632 1.254 3.683
Marital status
 Non-married 69.119 30.007*** 26.973 −23.821*** 3.857 1.186*** 2.796 0.454** 1.439 0.443*** 3.615 −0.078**
 Married 39.112 50.795 2.671 2.342 0.996 3.693
Working status
 Not working 38.841 −16.569* 37.158 −1.152 8.432 5.274*** 10.773 8.414*** 8.432 7.398*** 3.057 −0.611***
 Working 55.41 38.310 3.158 2.358 1.034 3.668
Place of living
 Rural 53.68 −1.453 29.776 −9.568*** 3.575 0.311 2.756 0.195 1.222 −0.009 3.434 −0.245***
 Urban 55.13 39.344 3.263 2.56 1.231 3.679