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Table 1 Sample demographics of those who had searched the internet for health information

From: Consumer access to health information on the internet: health policy implications

Demographic

Wellington

Sample

 

%

N

%

Age

   

16 to 25 years

17.2%

20

15.9%

26 to 45 years

39.4%

55

43.7%

46 to 65 years

29.7%

34

27.0%

Over 65 years

13.8%

17

13.5%

Total

100.0%

126

100.0%

Chi-square value 1.03, probability that the population and sample are the same 0.79.

   

Gender

   

Female

52.1%

71

56.3%

Male

47.9%

55

43.7%

Total

100.0%

126

100.0%

Chi-square value 0.9, probability that the population and sample are the same 0.34.

   

Income

   

Under $38,000

 

36

36.4%

$38,000 to $60,000

 

37

37.4%

Over $60,000

 

26

26.3%

Total

 

99

100.0%