Table 4.

Type of Internet services used by age at initial weekly Internet use (/Total × 100(%))

	≤5 years old	6 or 7 years old	8 or 9 years old	10 or 11 years old	≥12 years old	Statistics
Males	(N = 54)	(N = 109)	(N = 215)	(N = 311)	(N = 175)
Information and news searching	37 (68.5%)	76 (69.7%)	141 (65.6%)	175 (56.3%)	102 (58.3%)	χ 2 = 10.10, P = 0.039
E-mail, chat, and internet telephone	36 (66.7%)	70 (64.2%)	121 (56.3%)	156 (50.2%)	87 (49.7%)	χ 2 = 11.62, P = 0.020
Blog and internet bulletin board	16 (29.6%)	19 (17.4%)	24 (11.2%)	27 (8.7%)	10 (5.7%)	χ 2 = 30.18, P < 0.001
Social networking services	20 (37.0%)	25 (22.9%)	46 (21.4%)	52 (16.7%)	23 (13.1%)	χ 2 = 18.09, P = 0.001
Online game	37 (68.5%)	73 (67.0%)	116 (54.0%)	140 (45.0%)	71 (40.6%)	χ 2 = 30.51, P < 0.001
Movie and music	44 (81.5%)	90 (82.6%)	171 (79.5%)	235 (75.6%)	126 (72.0%)	χ 2 = 6.15, P = 0.188
Shopping and auction	16 (29.6%)	23 (21.1%)	37 (17.2%)	37 (11.9%)	21 (12.0%)	χ 2 = 16.03, P = 0.003
Others	10 (18.5%)	14 (12.8%)	25 (11.6%)	23 (7.4%)	8 (4.6%)	χ 2 = 14.48, P = 0.006
Females	(N = 31)	(N = 119)	(N = 212)	(N = 327)	(N = 222)
Information and news searching	26 (83.9%)	84 (70.6%)	146 (68.9%)	207 (63.3%)	137 (61.7%)	χ 2 = 9.16, P = 0.057
E-mail, chat, and internet telephone	26 (83.9%)	90 (75.6%)	161 (75.9%)	242 (74.0%)	151 (68.0%)	χ 2 = 6.11, P = 0.191
Blog and internet bulletin board	10 (32.3%)	15 (12.6%)	14 (6.6%)	32 (9.8%)	11 (5.0%)	χ 2 = 28.53, P < 0.001
Social networking services	13 (41.9%)	54 (45.4%)	78 (36.8%)	114 (34.9%)	63 (28.4%)	χ 2 = 10.77, P = 0.029
Online game	13 (41.9%)	39 (32.8%)	51 (24.1%)	69 (21.1%)	28 (12.6%)	χ 2 = 27.35, P < 0.001
Movie and music	27 (87.1%)	98 (82.4%)	170 (80.2%)	255 (78.0%)	169 (76.1%)	χ 2 = 3.51, P = 0.476
Shopping and auction	11 (35.5%)	31 (26.1%)	30 (14.2%)	39 (11.9%)	17 (7.7%)	χ 2 = 34.72, P < 0.001
Others	7 (22.6%)	16 (13.4%)	19 (9.0%)	36 (11.0%)	13 (5.9%)	χ 2 = 11.89, P = 0.018