Table 3.
Participants’ use of mobile phones, cell phones, or smartphones sorted by age group (N=406).
| Characteristic | Age 18 to 40 years (n=61), n (%) |
Age 41 to 70 years (n=255), n (%) |
Age ≥71 years (n=89), n (%) |
Totala, n (%) | |
| Owns a mobile phone | |||||
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Yes | 60 (100) | 238 (95.6) | 64 (76.2) | 362 (92.1) |
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No | 0 (0) | 11 (4.4) | 20 (23.8) | 31 (7.9) |
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Total | 60 (100) | 249 (100) | 84 (100) | 393 (100) |
| Mobile phone is a smartphone | |||||
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Yes | 60 (100) | 204 (84) | 32 (44.4) | 296 (78.9) |
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No | 0 (0) | 36 (14.8) | 35 (48.6) | 71 (18.9) |
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Not known | 0 (0) | 3 (1.2) | 5 (6.9) | 8 (2.1) |
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Total | 60 (100) | 243 (100) | 72 (100) | 375 (100) |
| Operating system of the smartphone | |||||
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iOS | 20 (33.3) | 54 (24.4) | 3 (6.1) | 77 (23.3) |
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Android | 38 (63.3) | 133 (60.2) | 21 (42.9) | 192 (58.2) |
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Miscellaneous | 1 (1.7) | 13 (5.9) | 6 (12.2) | 20 (6.1) |
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Not known | 1 (1.7) | 21 (9.5) | 19 (38.8) | 41 (12.4) |
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Total | 60 (100) | 221 (100) | 49 (100) | 330 (100) |
| Owns a fitness device | |||||
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No | 40 (66.7) | 198 (84.6) | 61 (87.1) | 299 (82.1) |
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Fitness bracelet or smartwatch | 19 (31.7) | 29 (12.4) | 5 (7.1) | 53 (14.6) |
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Yes, other | 1 (1.7) | 7 (3) | 4 (5.7) | 12 (3.3) |
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Total | 60 (100) | 234 (100) | 70 (100) | 364 (100) |
| Uses a smartphone or mobile phone for...b | |||||
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Phone calls | 52 (85.2) | 223 (87.5) | 54 (60.7) | 329 (81) |
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Messenger services or SMS | 58 (95.1) | 171 (67.1) | 24 (27) | 253 (62.3) |
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Social media | 45 (73.8) | 62 (24.3) | 3 (3.4) | 110 (27.1) |
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Route planning and navigation | 51 (83.6) | 125 (49) | 13 (14.6) | 189 (46.6) |
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Medical or health apps | 18 (29.5) | 33 (12.9) | 6 (6.7) | 57 (14) |
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Photography and photo use | 54 (88.5) | 162 (63.5) | 27 (30.3) | 243 (59.9) |
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Listening to music | 43 (70.5) | 61 (23.9) | 1 (1.1) | 105 (25.9) |
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Watching movies and series | 29 (47.5) | 20 (7.8) | 2 (2.2) | 51 (12.6) |
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Web browsing | 53 (86.9) | 121 (47.5) | 11 (12.4) | 185 (45.6) |
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Games | 25 (41) | 39 (15.3) | 6 (6.7) | 70 (17.2) |
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None or not applicable | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (4.5) | 4 (1) |
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Other | 1 (1.6) | 4 (1.6) | 1 (1.1) | 6 (1.5) |
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Total | 61 (100) | 255 (100) | 89 (100) | 406 (100) |
| Use of apps related to health | |||||
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Yes | 12 (20) | 30 (12.8) | 3 (4) | 45 (12.2) |
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No | 45 (75) | 202 (86.3) | 68 (90.7) | 315 (85.4) |
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Not known or not applicable | 3 (5) | 2 (0.9) | 4 (5.3) | 9 (2.4) |
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Total | 60 (100) | 234 (100) | 75 (100) | 369 (100) |
aIncludes questionnaire responses without information on the age group provided, which are therefore only counted in the Total column.
bMultiple answers were possible, and the percentage refers to the respective total.