Table 3.
Application usage, digital literacy, and mortality, compared by age group, in Korea.
Variable | Age group | |||||
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20-29 years | 30-39 years | 40-49 years | 50-59 years | 60-69 years | ≥70 years |
Application usagea, n (%) | 23,001 (27.50) | 28,019 (33.50) | 12,964 (15.50) | 10,455 (12.50) | 4600 (5.50) | 4600 (5.50) |
Digital literacyb (%) | 112.30 | 123.00 | 121.70 | 112.70 | 73.60 | 35.70 |
Fatality cases, n (%)c | 0 (0) | 1 (0.10) | 1 (0.08) | 10 (0.56) | 21 (1.75) | 111 (10.43) |
aEstimated users from age group percentage and total number of users.
bDigital literacy is expressed as a relative score to the average literacy of the Korean public (score=100). A group score >100 indicates that the digital literacy of that group is higher than that of the general public.
cThe COVID-19 fatality rate (%) is defined as an occurrence of death from a confirmed case of COVID-19.