Table 2.
Descriptive Analysis on Internet Use by Gender (N = 5,914)
| Variables | Full sample (N = 5,914) | Men (n = 2,391) | Women (n = 3,523) | t test (p value) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Internet use (range: 1–7, mean [SD]) | 4.98 | 2.59 | 4.93 | 2.61 | 5.01 | 2.58 | 1.28 (.20) |
| Never/not relevant | 1,491 | 25.21 | 627 | 26.22 | 864 | 24.52 | |
| Not in the last month | 206 | 3.48 | 80 | 3.35 | 126 | 3.58 | |
| At least once a month | 142 | 2.40 | 55 | 2.30 | 87 | 2.47 | |
| Several times a month | 171 | 2.89 | 66 | 2.76 | 105 | 2.98 | |
| Once a week | 149 | 2.52 | 60 | 2.51 | 89 | 2.53 | |
| Several times a week | 601 | 10.16 | 259 | 10.83 | 342 | 9.71 | |
| Daily | 3,154 | 53.33 | 1,244 | 52.03 | 1,910 | 54.22 |