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. 2022 Jan 13;24(1):e24086. doi: 10.2196/24086

Table 2.

Multilevel regression analyses of mobile health information seeking.

Variable Model 1 Model 2 Model 3


β (SE) P value β (SE) P value
Intercept –.02 (.15) .06 (.07) .09 –.08 (.05) .07
Individual level

Gender


Woman a Reference Reference Reference Reference


Man –.13 (.02) <.001 –.13 (.02) <.001

Age –.01 (.01) .13 .01 (.01) .11

Marital status


Single, divorced, separated, or widowed Reference Reference Reference Reference


Married -.004 (.02) .42 –.004 (.02) .41

Education


High school or less Reference Reference Reference Reference


College or university .02 (.03) .14 .02 (.02) .13


Graduate school or more .08 (.02) .004 .07 (.03) .009

Monthly income -.02 (.01) .06 -.02 (.01) .06

Subjective SESb .08 (.01) <.001 .08 (.01) <.001

Employment


Unemployed Reference Reference Reference Reference


Employed .08 (.02) <.001 .08 (.02) .002

Parental status


No children Reference Reference Reference Reference


Have at least one child .16 (.02) <.001 .16 (.02) <.001

Concern with online information quality –.04 (.01) <.001 –.04 (.01) <.001

Technology innovativeness .11 (.01) <.001 .10 (.01) <.001

Frequency of smartphone use .42 (.01) <.001 .42 (.01) <.001
Country level

IDIc .06 (.09) .26

CHEd –.19 (.09) .02

GINIe –.03 (.05) .22

aNot included in model.

bSES: socioeconomic status.

cIDI: Information Communications Technology Development Index.

dCHE: current health expenditure per capita (purchasing power parity, 2017).

eGINI: Gini index (World Bank estimate).