Table 2.
Characteristics of the users and nonusers of internet-based health care services.
| Characteristic | Nonusers (N=5787), mean or n (%) | Users (N=1113), mean or n (%) | P value | |
| Age (years) | 73.04 | 71.96 | .00a | |
| Gender |
|
|
.22b | |
|
|
Male | 2676 (46.24) | 536 (48.25) |
|
|
|
Female | 3111 (53.76) | 576 (51.75) |
|
| Age when education was completed (years) |
|
|
.00b | |
|
|
<16 | 1855 (32.05) | 153 (13.75) |
|
|
|
16-19 | 2350 (40.61) | 401 (36.03) |
|
|
|
≥20 | 1582 (27.34) | 559 (50.22) |
|
| Social class |
|
|
.00b | |
|
|
Low | 2868 (49.56) | 354 (31.81) |
|
|
|
Medium | 2545 (42.98) | 597 (53.64) |
|
|
|
High | 374 (6.46) | 162 (14.56) |
|
| Employment status |
|
|
.00b | |
|
|
Employed | 324 (5.60) | 95 (8.54) |
|
|
|
Not employed | 5463 (94.40) | 1018 (91.46) |
|
| Marital status |
|
|
.00b | |
|
|
With partner | 3152 (54.47) | 684 (61.46) |
|
|
|
Without partner | 2635 (45.53) | 429 (38.54) |
|
| Household size |
|
|
.00b | |
|
|
One | 2246 (38.82) | 366 (32.88) |
|
|
|
Two | 3024 (52.26) | 673 (60.47) |
|
|
|
Three | 345 (5.96) | 45 (4.04) |
|
|
|
Four or more | 171 (2.96) | 29 (2.61) |
|
| Population density |
|
|
.09b | |
|
|
Rural area | 1673 (28.91) | 286 (25.70) |
|
|
|
Towns and suburbs | 1974 (34.11) | 390 (35.04) |
|
|
|
Cities | 2140 (36.98) | 437 (39.26) |
|
at test.
bChi square test.