Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample (N=999).
| Variables | All | Internet use | P-value | ||||||
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(N=999, 100%) | Yes (n=418, 41.8%) | No (n=581, 58.2%) |
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| Age (years) |
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<.001 | |||||
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Mean (SD) | 80.49 (4.69) | 78.91 (3.57) | 81.67 (5.07) |
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Range | 75-99 | 75-92 | 75-99 |
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| Gender, na (%b) |
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<.001 | |||||
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Male | 387 (40.9) | 231 (57.5) | 156 (26.6) |
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Female | 612 (59.1) | 187 (42.5) | 425 (73.4) |
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| Educationc, n (%) |
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<.001 | |||||
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Low | 368 (36.3) | 74 (17.7) | 294 (50.1) |
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Middle | 324 (32.4) | 142 (33.6) | 182 (31.5) |
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High | 307 (31.3) | 202 (48.7) | 105 (18.4) |
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| Domiciled, n (%) |
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<.001 | |||||
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Alone | 572 (55.4) | 185 (43.3) | 387 (65.6) |
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With spouse | 378 (38.5) | 218 (53.1) | 160 (28.4) |
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With relatives | 46 (4.5) | 17 (4.1) | 29 (4.9) |
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Other | 14 (1.5) | 4 (0.9) | 10 (1.0) |
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Missing | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
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| Marital status, n (%) |
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<.001 | |||||
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Married, living together | 353 (36.3) | 203 (49.3) | 150 (26.6) |
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Married, living apart | 25 (2.6) | 15 (3.8) | 10 (1.8) |
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Single | 74 (7.5) | 26 (6.4) | 48 (8.3) |
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Divorced | 77 (7.6) | 28 (6.4) | 49 (8.5) |
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Widowed | 469 (46.0) | 145 (34.0) | 324 (55.8) |
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Missing | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) |
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an: frequencies (none weight).
b%: percentages (weight).
cEducational classification according to the new CASMIN educational classification. Low: inadequately completed general education, general elementary education, basic vocational qualification or general elementary education, and vocational qualification; Middle: intermediate vocational qualification or intermediate general qualification and vocational qualification, intermediate general qualification, general maturity certificate, vocational maturity certificate/general maturity certificate, and vocational qualification; High: lower tertiary education—general diplomas/diplomas with vocational emphasis, higher tertiary education—lower level/higher level [41].
dMultiple responses possible.