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. 2022 Jan 11;19(3):729–739. doi: 10.1007/s10433-021-00677-9

Table 3.

Prediction of use, ease of use, and perceived ease of use based on binary logistic regression and linear regression analysis

Predictors Public transportation ticket machine Cash machine (bank) Self-scanner cash registers in grocery stores
Usea Ease of useb Perceived ease of usec Usea Ease of useb Perceived ease of usec Usea Ease of useb Perceived ease of usec
OR Beta Beta OR Beta Beta OR Beta Beta
Age 0.955*** 0.038  − 0.234** 0.919***  − 0.011  − 0.041 0.926***  − 0.030  − 0.115*
Female (ref. male) 0.712 0.021 0.001 0.959 0.046 0.043 0.785 0.044 0.008
Educationd 1.465** 0.112** 0.097 2.266*** 0.058 0.234 1.570*** 0.035 0.090
Incomee 1.154 0.161*** 0.076 1.175 0.128** 0.038 1.430** 0.057 0.050
Lives alone (ref. does not live alone) 1.040 0.124** 0.079 0.871 0.079  − 0.121 0.707 0.078 0.016
Rural area (ref. nonrural area) 0.831  − 0.011  − 0.111 0.912  − 0.001 0.008 0.891  − 0.013  − 0.052
Subjective healthf 1.081 0.101* 0.041 1.004 0.103**  − 0.066 1.042 0.091 0.094
Interest in technologyg 1.046 0.088* 0.204** 1.348** 0.054 0.013 1.262*** 0.028 0.101
Model fit CS (8, 886) = 41.280; p < 0.001; NR2 = 0.067 F(8, 644) = 6.582; p < 0.001; corrected R2 = 0.065 F(8, 183) = 3.779; p < 0.001; corrected R2 = 0.108 CS (8, 901) = 80.242; p < 0.001; NR2 = 0.178 F(8, 803) = 4.149; p < 0.001; corrected R2 = 0.030 F(8, 67) = .653; p = 0.730; corrected R2 = 0.004 CS (8, 895) = 112.772; p < 0.001; NR2 = 0.159 F(8, 352) = 0.875; p = 0.538; corrected R2 = 0.003 F(8, 320) = 2.642; p = 0.008; corrected R2 = 0.039
Predictors Contactless payment Self-checkout apps or machines
Usea Ease of useb Perceived ease of usec Usea Ease of useb Perceived ease of usec
OR Beta Beta OR Beta Beta
Age 0.952*** 0.016  − 0.181** 0.945** 0.125  − 0.172**
Female (ref. male) 1.116 0.146*  − 0.083 0.681  − 0.076  − 0.021
Educationd 1.520*** 0.104 0.033 1.575* 0.005 0.103
Incomee 1.422** 0.094 0.114 1.274 0.088 0.092
Lives alone (ref. does not live alone) 0.880  − 0.018 0.080 0.806  − 0.060 0.079
Rural area (ref. nonrural area) 0.860  − 0.110*  − 0.072 0.465**  − 0.158  − 0.070
Subjective healthf 0.949 0.078 0.175** 1.016  − 0.052 0.070
Interest in technologyg 1.179* 0.103 0.131* 1.219 0.217 0.119*
Model fit CS (8, 887) = 82.357; p < 0.001; NR2 = 0.120 F(8, 335) = 2.990; p = 0.003; corrected R2 = 0.045 F(8, 283) = 5.457; p < 0.001; corrected R2 = 0.112 CS (8, 875) = 39.400; p < 0.001; NR2 = 0.089 F(8, 84) = 1.245; p = 0.285; corrected R2 = 0.023 F(8, 321) = 4.351; p < 0.001; corrected R2 = 0.077

*p < 0.05. **p < 0.01. ***p < 0.001

aUse (scale: 1 = users, 0 = nonusers)

bEase of use (only users, scale: 1 = very difficult to 5 = very easy)

cPerceived ease of use (only nonusers, scale: 1 = very difficult to 5 = very easy)

dEducation (3 = tertiary, 2 = secondary, 1 = primary level)

eHousehold income (1 = less than CHF 2000; 2 = 2000–4000, 3 = 4001–8000, 4 = more than CHF 8000)

fSubjective health (1 = does not apply at all to 5 = fully applies)

gGeneral interest in technology (1 = does not apply at all to 5 = fully applies)