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. 2023 Jan 31;20(3):2611. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032611

Table 3.

Descriptive analysis of the importance of an Internet information search (N = 2996).

Importance of Internet Information Search Sex Response Options p-Value *
Not at All Important Rather Not Important Rather Important Very Important
N % N % N % N %
Important that information is up to date M 15 1.6 0 0.0 139 14.5 805 83.9 <0.001
F 16 0.8 2 0.1 171 8.4 1848 90.7
ALL 31 1.0 2 0.1 310 10.3 2653 88.6
Important that information is verified M 10 1 0 0 95 9.9 854 89.1 <0.001
F 18 0.9 2 0.1 116 5.7 1901 93.3
ALL 28 0.9 2 0.1 211 7 2755 92
Important to quickly learn the most important things M 111 11.6 3 0.3 402 41.9 443 46.2 <0.001
F 107 5.3 4 0.2 713 35 1213 59.5
ALL 218 7.3 7 0.2 1115 37.2 1656 55.3
Important that information comes from official sources M 23 2.4 2 0.2 135 14.1 799 83.3 <0.001
F 23 1.1 4 0.2 166 8.1 1844 90.5
ALL 46 1.5 6 0.2 301 10 2643 88.2
Important that different opinions are represented M 184 19.2 35 3.6 437 45.6 303 31.6 0.035
F 341 16.7 45 2.2 983 48.3 668 32.8
ALL 525 17.5 80 2.7 1420 47.4 971 32.4
Important that the subject is dealt with comprehensively M 43 4.5 5 0.5 258 26.9 653 68.1 <0.001
F 56 2.7 9 0.4 419 20.6 1553 76.2
ALL 99 3.3 14 0.5 677 22.6 2206 73.6

* Pearson’s chi-squared test.