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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).