Table 1 Demographic information by age group
| Â | Young users (n = 35) | Older users (n = 32) | Age differences |
|---|---|---|---|
M (SD)/% | M (SD)/% | ||
Age (years)—(young n = 34, older n = 29) | |||
| Â | 21.82 (5.14) | 69.52 (6.82) | \(t(61)= 4.38\), \(p=.001\) |
Gender | |||
 Male | 41.2.8 | 48.3 | \(\tilde{\chi }^2(1) = 32\), \(p < .57\) |
 Female | 58.8 | 51.7 | |
Years of education (young n = 34, older n = 29) | |||
| Â | 14.07 (3.89) | 16.07 (2.87) | \(t(61) = 0.84\), \(p = .03\) |
Highest degree earned (young n = 29, older n = 19) | |||
 High school | 65.5 | 31.6 | \(\tilde{\chi }^2(4) = 6.28\), \(p < .18\) |
 Associates | 6.9 | 10.5 | |
 Bachelor’s | 17.2 | 36.8 | |
 Master’s | 10.3 | 15.8 | |
 Doctorate | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
 PhD | 0.0 | 5.3 | |
Annual income (young n = 32, older n = 28) | |||
 < $40,000 | 87.5 | 57.1 | \(\tilde{\chi }^2(2) = 7.04\), \(p<.03\) |
 $40,000–$70,000 | 6.3 | 21.4 | |
 > $70,000 |  |  | |
Race/ethnicity (young n = 32, older n = 28) | |||
 American Indian or Alaskan Native | 0.0 | 0.0 | \(\tilde{\chi }^2(4) = 20.76\), \(p<.001\) |
 Asian | 21.9 | 0.0 | |
 Black/African American | 6.3 | 0.0 | |
 Native Hawaiian | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
 Hispanic | 18.8 | 0.0 | |
 White | 46.9 | 100 | |
 Other | 6.3 | 0.0 | |
Marital status (young n = 32, older n = 28) | |||
 Single | 56.3 | 14.3 | \(\tilde{\chi }^2(4) = 43.08\), \(p<.001\) |
 In a relationship, but not married | 40.6 | 0.0 | |
 Married | 3.1 | 53.6 | |
 Divorced/separated | 0.0 | 25 | |
 Widowed | 0.0 | 7.1 | |
Preferred internet browser (young n = 32, older n = 28) | |||
 Internet explorer | 9.4 | 25 | \(\tilde{\chi }^2(4) = 9.12\), \(p<.06\) |
 Google chrome | 68.8 | 42.9 | |
 Safari | 12.5 | 3.6 | |
 Mozilla firefox | 9.4 | 21.4 | |
 Other | 0.0 | 7.1 | |