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. 2020 Nov 23;22(11):e15543. doi: 10.2196/15543

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample (N=999).

Variables All Internet use P-value

(N=999, 100%) Yes (n=418, 41.8%) No (n=581, 58.2%)
Age (years)


<.001

Mean (SD) 80.49 (4.69) 78.91 (3.57) 81.67 (5.07)

Range 75-99 75-92 75-99
Gender, na (%b)


<.001

Male 387 (40.9) 231 (57.5) 156 (26.6)

Female 612 (59.1) 187 (42.5) 425 (73.4)
Educationc, n (%)


<.001

Low 368 (36.3) 74 (17.7) 294 (50.1)

Middle 324 (32.4) 142 (33.6) 182 (31.5)

High 307 (31.3) 202 (48.7) 105 (18.4)
Domiciled, n (%)


<.001

Alone 572 (55.4) 185 (43.3) 387 (65.6)

With spouse 378 (38.5) 218 (53.1) 160 (28.4)

With relatives 46 (4.5) 17 (4.1) 29 (4.9)

Other 14 (1.5) 4 (0.9) 10 (1.0)

Missing 1 (0.1) 0 (0) 1 (0.1)
Marital status, n (%)


<.001

Married, living together 353 (36.3) 203 (49.3) 150 (26.6)

Married, living apart 25 (2.6) 15 (3.8) 10 (1.8)

Single 74 (7.5) 26 (6.4) 48 (8.3)

Divorced 77 (7.6) 28 (6.4) 49 (8.5)

Widowed 469 (46.0) 145 (34.0) 324 (55.8)

Missing 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 0 (0)

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.