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. 2020 Nov 6;22(11):e19665. doi: 10.2196/19665

Table 3.

Application usage, digital literacy, and mortality, compared by age group, in Korea.

Variable Age group

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.