Table 2.

Basic personal information of sample social media users.

Basic personal information	Category	Total sample (n = 219)		Samples who have used social media to seeking for health information (n = 181)
		Quantity	Frequency (%)	Quantity	Frequency (%)
Gender	Male	85	38.8	73	40.3
	Female	134	61.2	108	59.7
Age	18~25 years old	70	32.0	67	37.0
	26~30 years old	30	13.7	29	16.0
	31~40 years old	46	21.0	36	19.9
	41~50 years old	59	26.9	40	22.1
	Over 50 years old	14	6.4	9	5.0
Education	Junior high school and below	24	11.0	8	4.4
	High school, Technical school, Secondary school	41	18.7	28	15.5
	College	19	8.7	17	9.4
	Undergraduate	112	51.1	105	58.0
	Graduate and above	23	10.5	23	12.7
Average monthly expenditure	0~1,000 RMB	22	10.0	16	8.8
	1,001~3,000 RMB	95	43.4	84	46.4
	3,001~5,000 RMB	53	24.2	42	23.2
	5,001~8,000 RMB	34	15.5	29	16.0
	More than 8,000 RMB	15	6.8	10	5.5