Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the study sample (n = 1435)
Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 582 | 40.56 |
Female | 853 | 59.44 |
Age (year) | ||
18–29 | 603 | 42.02 |
30–40 | 515 | 35.89 |
41–55 | 231 | 16.10 |
56–65 | 56 | 3.90 |
> 65 | 30 | 2.09 |
Health status | ||
Very good | 148 | 10.31 |
Good | 586 | 40.84 |
Fair | 635 | 44.25 |
Poor | 62 | 4.32 |
Very poor | 4 | 0.28 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 882 | 61.46 |
Single | 521 | 36.31 |
Divorced | 27 | 1.88 |
Widowed | 5 | 0.35 |
Education | ||
≤Primary school | 58 | 4.04 |
Junior high school | 182 | 12.68 |
Senior high school | 228 | 15.89 |
College graduate | 885 | 61.67 |
Postgraduate | 82 | 5.72 |
Monthly income (CNY) | ||
≤ 1800 | 189 | 13.17 |
1801–4600 | 463 | 32.27 |
4601–8000 | 434 | 30.24 |
8001–17,000 | 246 | 17.14 |
> 17,000 | 103 | 7.18 |
Internet use | ||
Inactive user | 383 | 26.69 |
Active user | 1052 | 73.31 |
Primary source of information | ||
Offline source | 841 | 58.61 |
Online source | 594 | 41.39 |
Online information seeking | ||
No | 313 | 21.81 |
Yes | 1122 | 78.19 |