Table 2. Demographic and search behavior characteristics of study participants.
| Variables | Values | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |||
| Total | 31 (100.0) | ||
| Gender | |||
| Men | 17 (54.8) | ||
| Women | 14 (45.2) | ||
| Age group (yr) | |||
| 20–39 | 10 (32.3) | ||
| 40–59 | 11 (35.5) | ||
| ≥ 60 | 10 (32.3) | ||
| Educational level | |||
| Middle school graduate or lower | 1 (3.2) | ||
| High school graduate | 3 (9.7) | ||
| College (including professional college) graduate or higher | 27 (87.1) | ||
| Search behavior characteristics | |||
| No. of search engines used | |||
| 1 search engine | 18 (58.1) | ||
| 2 search engines | 8 (25.8) | ||
| 3 or more | 5 (16.1) | ||
| Search start site | |||
| Naver | 19 (61.3) | ||
| Daum | 7 (22.6) | ||
| 5 (16.1) | |||
| Time required, min | 31.42 ± 9.24 | ||
| Perceived eHealth literacy | |||
| eHLQ1. I know how to find helpful health resources on the internet. | 4.32 ± 0.65 | ||
| eHLQ2. I know how to use the internet to find answers to my health questions. | 4.00 ± 0.63 | ||
| eHLQ3. I know what health resources are available on the internet. | 4.00 ± 0.68 | ||
| eHLQ4. I know where to find helpful health resources on the internet. | 4.32 ± 0.54 | ||
| eHLQ5. I know how to use the health information I find on the internet to help me. | 4.10 ± 0.79 | ||
| eHLQ6. I have the skills to evaluate the health resources I find on the internet. | 3.48 ± 0.72 | ||
| eHLQ7. I can tell high-quality from low-quality health resources on the internet. | 3.58 ± 0.81 | ||
| eHLQ8. I feel confident about using information from the internet to make health decisions. | 4.03 ± 0.75 | ||
Data are presented as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation.
eHL = eHealth literacy.