Table 1 Comparisons of demographic characteristics between Internet uses and non-users (N = 1,186*)
Internet use | Users (n = 202) | % | Non-users (n = 984) | % | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Depressive symptoms | Median GDS score(IQR) | 3(2–4) | 4(3–7) | < 0.001a | ||
Self-rated health | Excellent/Good | 77 | 38.10% | 273 | 27.70% | 0.003b |
Fair/Poor | 125 | 61.90% | 711 | 72.30% | ||
Age | 60–74 | 151 | 74.80% | 744 | 75.60% | 0.796b |
75 or more | 51 | 25.20% | 240 | 24.40% | ||
Sex | Male | 85 | 42.10% | 395 | 40.10% | 0.609b |
Female | 117 | 57.90% | 589 | 59.90% | ||
Education | No school | 11 | 5.40% | 91 | 9.20% | < 0.001b |
Monastic school | 26 | 12.90% | 260 | 26.40% | ||
Some/Finished primary school | 43 | 21.30% | 372 | 37.80% | ||
Middle school or higher | 122 | 60.40% | 261 | 26.50% | ||
Activity of daily living | Not independent | 23 | 11.40% | 143 | 14.50% | 0.24b |
Independent | 179 | 88.60% | 841 | 85.50% | ||
Region | Yangon | 177 | 87.60% | 417 | 42.40% | < 0.001b |
Bago | 25 | 12.40% | 567 | 57.60% | ||
Meeting friends/acquaintances | Hardly/None | 56 | 27.70% | 140 | 14.20% | < 0.001b |
Less than once a week | 58 | 28.70% | 127 | 12.90% | ||
Once a week or more | 88 | 43.60% | 717 | 72.90% | ||
Subjective economic status | Difficult/Very difficult | 14 | 6.90% | 230 | 23.40% | < 0.001b |
Average or higher | 188 | 93.10% | 754 | 76.60% |