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Table 2 Differences between the vaccinated group and the non-vaccinated group

From: Associations between media use and health information-seeking behavior on vaccinations in South Korea

Category

Non-vaccinated group

(n = 859)

Vaccinated Group

(n = 508)

x2

(p-value)

Socio-demographic Characteristics

Gender

Male

68.6

31.4

20.074 (0.001)***

Female

56.9

43.1

Age

20-39

76.3

23.7

81.094 (0.001)***

30-39

55.2

44.8

40-49

63.9

36.1

50-59

73.9

26.1

60 or older

44.7

55.3

Annual Income

Less than US$20,000

65.0

35.0

10.927 (0.027)*

US$20,000-40,000

65.1

34.9

US$40,000-60,000

64.0

36.0

US$60,000-80,000

60.5

39.5

US$80,000 or more

62.8

37.2

Education

High school or less

68.8

31.2

15.176 (0.004)**

College

60.6

39.4

Post-graduate

60.1

39.9

Health Behavior & Diseases

Drinking Alcohol

No

59.4

40.6

22.970 (0.001)***

Yes

73.4

25.7

Smoking

No

57.0

43.0

7.865 (0.005)**

Yes

65.1

34.9

Underlying disease

No

68.1

31.9

43.742 (0.001)***

Yes

48.6

51.4

Media Use

Television Watching

30 min or less

71.1

28.9

9.669 (0.046)*

30 min to 1 h

68.5

31.5

1 to 2 h

59.5

40.5

2 to 3 h

63.0

37.0

3 h or more

59.8

40.2

Radio Listening

30 min or less

66.5

33.5

22.867 (0.001)***

30 min to 1 h

52.9

47.1

1 to 2 h

59.8

40.2

2 to 3 h

47.1

52.9

3 h or more

49.0

51.0

Newspaper Reading

30 min or less

66.2

33.8

34.599 (0.001)***

30 min to 1 h

52.0

48.0

1 to 2 h

54.5

45.5

2 to 3 h

27.8

72.2

3 h or more

0.0

100.0

Smartphone Browsing

30 min or less

61.5

38.5

n.s.

30 min to 1 h

63.5

36.5

1 to 2 h

68.7

31.3

2 to 3 h

57.7

42.3

3 h or more

57.8

42.2

Computer Searching

30 min or less

61.5

38.5

n.s.

30 min to 1 h

57.5

42.5

1 to 2 h

65.7

34.3

2 to 3 h

65.3

34.7

3 h or more

66.7

37.2

Information Search

Health Information

Seeking Behaviors

Very inactively

82.0

18.0

53.693 (0.001)***

Somewhat inactively

71.7

28.3

Average

66.5

33.5

Somewhat actively

52.3

47.7

Very actively

42.9

57.1

Types of Health-related Information

Own diseases

Never searched

72.9

27.1

40.676 (0.001)***

Searched

55.9

44.1

General health

Never searched

70.6

29.4

14.453 (0.001)***

Searched

59.7

40.3

Hospitals and doctors

Never searched

69.1

30.9

43.153 (0.001)***

Searched

51.1

48.9

Renounce smoking/drinking

Never searched

66.8

33.2

7.690 (0.006)**

Searched

59.5

40.5

  1. n.s. not significant
  2. *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001