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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and comparisons of DHL scores among subgroups (n = 702)

From: Digital health literacy and associated factors among internet users from China: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

n (%)

Statistics

P

Sex

 Male

291 (41.5)

−2.245a

0.025

 Female

411 (58.5)

  

Age (years)

  

 18–34

538 (76.6)

82.610b

<0.001

 35–49

93 (13.2)

  

 50–64

56 (8.0)

  

  ≥ 65

15 (2.1)

  

Educational level

 Middle school and below

41 (5.8)

31.913c

<0.001

 High School or technical secondary school

101 (14.4)

  

 Bachelor’s or associate degree

464 (66.1)

  

 Master’s degree and above

96 (13.7)

  

Occupation

 Students

285 (40.7)

62.392b

<0.001

 Health care professionals

126 (18.0)

 State agency workers

47 (6.7)

 Farmer/Worker

64 (9.1)

 Corporate/business staff

52 (7.4)

 Merchant/Service Staff

36 (5.1)

 Professional and technical staff

75 (10.7)

 Others

15 (2.1)

  1. a Mann-Whitney Z test
  2. b Kruskal-Wallis H test
  3. c ANOVA