Table 2 Internet access and use by age group
From: The internet user profile of Italian families of patients with rare diseases: a web survey
Age group | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<40 yrs (N = 211) | 40-54 yrs (N = 264) | >55 yrs (N = 42) | Total (N = 571) | p | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Connects to the Internet at home | 195 | 95.1 | 240 | 97.2 | 37 | 94.8 | 472 | 96.1 | 0.487 |
Connects to the Internet at workplace | 99 | 71.2 | 152 | 76.8 | 14 | 63.6 | 265 | 73.8 | 0.279 |
Has a webcam | 132 | 65.0 | 155 | 63.8 | 30 | 76 | 317 | 65 | 0.275 |
Connects to the Internet through a cell phone | 91 | 44.8 | 104 | 42.6 | 8 | 20.5 | 203 | 41.8 | 0.017 |
Connects to the Internet through a tablet | 50 | 25.3 | 70 | 29.3 | 7 | 18 | 127 | 26.7 | 0.307 |
Has used an app for smartphones | 94 | 47.5 | 116 | 44.6 | 2 | 8 | 212 | 44.1 | 0.002 |
Has an email account | 199 | 98.5 | 245 | 100 | 36 | 94.7 | 480 | 99 | 0.008 |
Has a Facebook account | 163 | 77.3 | 177 | 67 | 26 | 61.9 | 366 | 70.8 | 0.022 |
Has a Twitter account | 42 | 19 | 44 | 16.7 | 3 | 7.1 | 89 | 17.2 | 0.128 |
Has a Skype account | 104 | 49.3 | 125 | 47.3 | 24 | 57.1 | 253 | 48.9 | 0.494 |
Runs a blog | 15 | 7.5 | 17 | 6.9 | 3 | 7.9 | 35 | 7.3 | 0.962 |
Participates in online forum on health | 131 | 67 | 161 | 66.3 | 21 | 60.0 | 313 | 66.2 | 0.710 |