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Table 2 State of Internet use by the elderly (N = 258)

From: Internet use and need for digital health technology among the elderly: a cross-sectional survey in China

Variables

n

%

Number of Internet users

258

38.6

Daily online time

 < 2 h

139

53.9

 2–5 h

91

35.3

 > 5 h

28

10.9

Weekly online days

 < 3 days

27

10.5

 3–5 days

37

14.3

 5–7 days

194

75.2

Internet activitya

 Chatting online

190

74.2

 Reading news

151

59.0

 Watching videos and listening to music

81

32.7

 Searching for health information

56

22.5

 Playing games

37

15.0

 Shopping

17

6.8

Specific health information contenta

 Diet care knowledge

159

63.1

 Fitness knowledge

113

47.1

 Medication condition

75

29.8

 Food safety news

72

28.6

 Disease-related information

33

13.1

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