Table 2.

Characteristics of respondents.

Measure and item			Value, n (%)
Sex
	Male	250 (64.1)
	Female	140 (35.9)
Age
	＜20	13 (3.33)
	20-29	131 (33.6)
	30-39	137 (35.1)
	40-49	58 (14.9)
	50＜59	35 (9)
	≥60	16 (4.1)
Place of residence
	Urban	182 (46.7)
	Rural	208 (53.3)
Education level
	Junior high school or below	58 (14.9)
	Senior high school	98 (25.1)
	Technical secondary school	42 (10.8)
	Associate degree	72 (18.5)
	Bachelor’s degree	103 (26.4)
	Master’s degree	17 (4.4)
Monthly income (RMBa)
	＜1500	17 (4.4)
	1500-2999	55 (14.1)
	3000-3999	112 (28.7)
	4000-4999	68 (17.4)
	5000-5999	71 (18.2)
	6000-6999	29 (7.4)
	≥7000	38 (9.7)
Profession
	Currently in health care profession	46 (11.8)
	Past worked in health care profession	208 (53.3)
	Never worked in health care profession	136 (34.9)
Health status
	Very bad	17 (4.4)
	Relatively bad	83 (21.3)
	Normal	150 (38.5)
	Relatively good	100 (25.6)
	Very good	40 (10.3)
Type of chronic disease
	Chronic gastritis	146 (37.4)
	Diabetes	114 (29.2)
	Hyperlipoidemia	98 (25.1)
	Hypertension	76 (19.5)
	Rhinitis	72 (18.5)
	Rheumatism	62 (15.9)
	Lumbar disc bulging	37 (9.5)
	Asthma	33 (8.5)
	Chronic conjunctivitis	33 (8.5)
	Other	10 (2.6)
Number of chronic diseases
	1	193 (49.5)
	2	124 (31.8)
	3	56 (14.4)
	4	11 (2.8)
	＞4	6 (1.5)
Type of health information
	Disease symptoms	209 (53.6)
	Medical resource	201 (51.5)
	Health prevention	199 (51)
	Medication/treatment	111 (28.5)
	Health promotion	94 (24.1)
	Other	4 (1)
Source of health information
	Medical and health apps				187 (48)
	Social question-and-answer platforms				179 (45.9)
	Short video platforms				174 (44.6)
	Social platforms				122 (31.3)
	Search engines				111 (28.5)
	News clients				56 (14.4)
	Other				8 (2.1)
Frequency of searching
	Occasionally			83 (21.3)
	Sometimes			153 (39.2)
	Relatively often			127 (32.6)
	Very frequently			27 (6.9)

^aRMB: renminbi.