TABLE 1.
Information and communication technology (ICT) use overall and by mode of learning a new technology to go online during the pandemic
| Learn a new technology to go online during the pandemic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall weighted = 100% (Weighted N = 23,547,688; Unweighted N = 2909) | No weighted = 71.8% (Weighted N = 16,776,060; Unweighted N = 2172) | With help weighted = 17.4% (Weighted N = 4,067,162; Unweighted N = 466) | By themselves weighted = 10.8% (Weighted N = 2,517,399; Unweighted N = 250) | p‐value | |
| Information and communication technology (ICT) use | |||||
| Any ICT use before the COVID‐19 pandemic (yes%) | 87.1 | 82.2 | 100 | 100 | <0.01 |
| Any ICT use during the COVID‐19 pandemic (yes%) | 89.1 | 84.5 | 100 | 100 | <0.01 |
| Increased any ICT use during the COVID‐19 pandemic (yes%) | 60.2 | 50.7 | 78.4 | 89.2 | <0.01 |
| Increase in virtual contact with friends/family (yes%) | 22.6 | 15.5 | 36.3 | 47.5 | |
| Increase in virtual contact with medical providers (yes%) | 22.4 | 16.3 | 36.2 | 38.9 | |
| Increase in online grocery (yes%) | 16.8 | 13.8 | 20.7 | 30.4 | 16.8 |
| Increase in other activities online (yes%) | 21.0 | 12.3 | 42.3 | 45.1 | 21.0 |
Note: There were 21 participants who answered they learned a new technology to go online during the pandemic but did not answer whether they learned with help or by themselves.
Abbreviations: COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; ICT, Information and Communication Technology.