Table 1 Weighted sample characteristics and proportion of participants across all four cities stratified according to relying on Internet-based health information for at least one of the given scenarios
Sample characteristics (%) | Internet-based health information mostly relied on (%) (95%-CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
Total (n = 2570) | 100 | 65.5 (63.2–67.6) | 34.5 (32.4–36.8) |
City, Country | |||
Birmingham, UK | 20.4 | 66.4 (62.0–70.6) | 33.6 (29.4–38.0) |
Bremen, Germany | 33.5 | 53.6 (49.8–57.3) | 46.4 (42.7–50.2) |
Lisbon, Portugal | 22.6 | 91.8 (89.7–93.9) | 8.2 (6.1–10.9) |
Uppsala, Sweden | 23.6 | 56.3 (50.4–61.9) | 43.7 (38.1–49.6) |
Age groups in years | |||
18–29 | 26.9 | 55.0 (49.5–60.4) | 45.0 (39.6–50.5) |
40–44 | 25.8 | 57.2 (52.7–61.6) | 42.8 (38.4–47.3) |
45–59 | 21.5 | 71.2 (67.2–75.0) | 28.8 (25.0–32.8) |
≥ 60 | 25.8 | 79.8 (76.9–82.4) | 20.2 (17.6–23.1) |
Gender | |||
Women | 51.1 | 65.1 (62.2–67.9) | 34.9 (32.1–37.8) |
Men | 48.9 | 65.8 (62.4–69.1) | 34.2 (30.9–37.6) |
Education | |||
Low | 34.8 | 86.2 (82.7–89.0) | 13.8 (11.0–17.3) |
Medium | 33.3 | 57.9 (53.9–61.8) | 42.1 (38.2–46.1) |
High | 31.9 | 50.8 (47.0–54.6) | 49.2 (45.4–53.0) |
Unemployed | |||
Yes | 9.3 | 77.1 (70.1–82.8) | 22.9 (17.2–29.9) |
No | 90.7 | 64.3 (61.9–66.6) | 35.7 (33.4–38.1) |
Migration background | |||
None | 52.8 | 64.9 (62.0–67.7) | 35.1 (32.3–38.0) |
Migrant | 29.3 | 74.3 (70.5–77.7) | 25.7 (22.3–29.5) |
Descendants of migrants | 17.9 | 52.7 (46.3–58.9) | 47.3 (41.1–53.7) |
Region of origin | |||
No migration background | 52.8 | 64.9 (62.0–67.8) | 35.1 (32.2–38.0) |
EU-15 | 6.3 | 60.3 (50.1–69.7) | 39.7 (30.3–49.9) |
EU-28 | 5.5 | 54.8 (45.6–63.7) | 45.2 (36.3–54.5) |
Non-EU | 35.4 | 68.8 (64.8–72.5) | 31.2 (27.5–35.2) |
Years living in the countrya | |||
0–10 | 38.1 | 74.0 (67.5–79.6) | 26.0 (20.4–32.5) |
11–20 | 24.6 | 72.8 (63.7–80.3) | 27.2 (19.7–36.3) |
> 20 | 37.3 | 76.5 (70.5–81.7) | 23.5 (18.3–29.5) |
Local language competencya | |||
Poor/fair | 31.9 | 89.9 (84.6–93.6) | 10.1 (6.4–15.4) |
Good/very good | 68.1 | 66.8 (61.8–71.5) | 33.2 (28.5–38.2) |
Health literacyb | |||
Low | 11.9 | 77.0 (70.1–82.8) | 23.0 (17.2–29.9) |
Medium/high | 88.1 | 66.6 (64.3–69.3) | 33.1 (30.7–35.7) |
Self-rated health | |||
Poor | 22.5 | 81.6 (77.9–84.8) | 18.4 (15.2–22.1) |
Good | 77.5 | 60.8 (58.2–63.4) | 39.2 (36.6–41.8) |
Trust in physiciansb | |||
Low | 25.6 | 53.8 (48.9–58.7) | 46.2 (41.3–51.1) |
Medium | 44.8 | 67.6 (64.0–71.1) | 32.4 (28.9–36.0) |
High | 29.6 | 80.2 (76.2–83.8) | 19.8 (16.3–23.8) |
Perceived discrimination | |||
No | 93.2 | 66.1 (63.8–68.4) | 33.9 (31.6–36.2) |
Yes | 6.8 | 56.4 (48.2–64.3) | 43.6 (35.7–51.8) |