Table 3.
Frequency of use of the internet for different purposes (N=130)
| Purpose | Often, n (%) | Very often, n (%) | Quite often, n (%) | Not at all, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | 50 (38.5) | 46 (35.4) | 19 (14.6) | 15 (11.5) |
| Mean | 1.992 | |||
| Standard deviation | 1.000 | |||
| Education | 51 (39.2) | 52 (40.0) | 27 (20.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| Mean | 1.815 | |||
| Standard deviation | 0.755 | |||
| Research | 52 (40.0) | 50 (38.5) | 24 (18.5) | 4 (3.1) |
| Mean | 1.846 | |||
| Standard deviation | 0.830 | |||
| Personal finance (banking etc.) | 53 (40.8) | 34 (26.2) | 32 (24.6) | 11 (8.5) |
| Mean | 2.008 | |||
| Standard deviation | 1.000 | |||
| Current update (news, sports, weather etc.) | 51 (39.2) | 42 (32.3) | 26 (20.0) | 11 (8.5) |
| Mean | 1.977 | |||
| Standard deviation | 0.968 | |||
| Online shopping | 46 (35.4) | 27 (20.8) | 42 (32.3) | 15 (11.5) |
| Mean | 2.200 | |||
| Standard deviation | 1.052 | |||
| Updating of health information | 43 (33.1) | 38 (29.2) | 34 (26.2) | 15 (11.5) |
| Mean | 2.162 | |||
| Standard deviation | 1.018 | |||
| Finding information of a specific product | 56 (43.1) | 46 (35.4) | 25 (19.2) | 3 (2.3) |
| Mean | 1.808 | |||
| Standard deviation | 0.827 |