Table 6.
Dichotomous geographical characteristics of the respondents (N=934).
| Characteristics | n (%), Value | χ 2 (df) | P value | |
| Gender | 43.3 (58) | .93 | ||
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Male | 379 (40.6) |
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Female | 555 (59.4) |
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| Age (years) | 133.5 (58) | <.001 | ||
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18-30 | 464 (49.7) |
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>30 | 470 (50.3) |
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| Education | 25.7 (58) | >.99 | ||
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Three-year college or lower | 203 (21.7) |
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Bachelor or high | 731 (78.3) |
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| Residence | 47.8 (58) | .83 | ||
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Rural | 137 (14.6) |
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Urban | 797 (85.4) |
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| Location | 38.2 (58) | .98 | ||
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Eastern | 559 (59.9) |
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Not eastern | 375 (40.1) |
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| Income (¥, US $ 1 =¥6.475) | 85.6 (58) | .01 | ||
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0-10,000 | 297 (31.8) |
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>10,000 | 637 (68.2) |
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| Time to the best hospital (minutes) | 35.7 (58) | .99 | ||
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1-20 | 570 (61.0) |
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>21 | 364 (39.0) |
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| Usage experience |
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82.5 (58) | .02 | |
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Used | 630 (67.5) |
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Unused | 304 (32.5) |
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| Usage frequency last year |
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49.4 (58) | .78 | |
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0-2 | 215 (34.1) |
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>2 | 415 (65.9) |
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| Use e-consultation for whom |
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44.1 (58) | .91 | |
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Myself | 352 (55.9) |
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Others | 278 (44.1) |
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| Disease severity |
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70.5 (58) | .13 | |
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1-5 | 337 (53.5) |
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6-10 | 293 (46.5) |
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