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Table 2 Demographic information of the participants (N = 106)

From: Effects of communication style, anthropomorphic setting and individual differences on older adults using voice assistants in a health context

Variables

Total

Social

Task

Gender

  Male

48

26

22

  Female

58

28

30

Age (years)

71.8 (4.6)

71.5 (4.3)

72 (4.9)

Living situation

  Lives alone

14

9

5

  Lives with a partner

75

38

37

  Lives with children

17

7

10

Have you ever used voice assistant products?

  Never use

84

42

42

  Voice assistant for mobile phone

8

5

3

  Voice assistant for automobile

1

1

0

  Voice assistant for television

13

6

7

Frequency of using digital devices

  Never use

11

3

8

  Use 1–7 times per week

87

40

37

  Use every day

18

11

7