Table 1 User characteristics of the overall HM users in the previous year and the three user subgroups and results of Chi-Square tests for a subgroup comparison
Variables | HM user in previous year (n = 2192) % | New user (n = 166) % | Established user (n = 1482) % | Long-term user (n = 544) % | χ2 (df); p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total N | 100 | 7.6 | 67.6 | 24.8 | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 44.5 | 54.2 | 45.2 | 39.7 | χ2(2) = 11.708; p = .003 |
Female | 55.5 | 45.8 | 54.8 | 60.3 | |
Age group (years) | |||||
18–29 | 17.6 | 24.1 | 12.6 | 29.2 | χ2(8) = 95.228; p ≤ .0005 |
30–39 | 13.0 | 16.9 | 12.6 | 13.1 | |
40–49 | 17.0 | 10.8 | 17.9 | 16.4 | |
50–59 | 19.1 | 13.3 | 20.9 | 16.2 | |
≥ 60 | 33.3 | 34.9 | 36.0 | 25.2 | |
Years of Education | |||||
< 12 Years | 47.4 | 50.0 | 52.7 | 32.4 | χ2(2) = 66.534; p ≤ .0005 |
≥ 12 Years | 52.6 | 50.0 | 47.3 | 67.7 | |
Size of household | |||||
1 | 23.0 | 21.7 | 23.4 | 22.2 | χ2(6) = 12.265; p = .056, n.s. |
2 | 42.8 | 37.6 | 42.8 | 41.4 | |
3 | 16.7 | 12.7 | 17.8 | 14.9 | |
≥ 4 | 17.5 | 18.1 | 16.0 | 5.3 | |
Occupation | |||||
Employed | 66.0 | 56.6 | 66.5 | 67.6 | χ2(2) = 7.301; p = .026 |
Unemployed | 34.0 | 43.4 | 33.5 | 32.4 | |
Self-perceived health status | |||||
Very good, good | 63.0 | 57.8 | 61.4 | 68.9 | χ2(2) = 11.740; p = .003 |
Fair, poor, very poor | 37.0 | 42.2 | 38.6 | 31.1 | |
Chronic disease | |||||
Yes | 56.6 | 57.8 | 57.2 | 54.4 | χ2(2) = 1.394; p = .498, n.s. |
No | 43.4 | 42.2 | 42.8 | 45.6 | |