Table 1 Sociodemographic sample characteristics
From: Mental health related Internet use among psychiatric patients: a cross-sectional analysis
|  |  | Entire sample (n = 337) | Low internet use (n = 78) | Medium internet use (n = 88) | High internet use (n = 85) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age mean (±SD) | 46.0 (±16.3) | 49.2 (±13.4) | 40.9 (±13.7) | 35.2 (±13.7) | |
Gender % | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Female | 57.3 | 66.7 | 51.1 | 52.9 |
| Â | Male | 42.7 | 33.3 | 48.9 | 47.1 |
Marital Status % | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Unwed | 43.0 | 30.8 | 47.7 | 63.5 |
| Â | Married/living with partner | 32.3 | 33.3 | 38.6 | 21.2 |
| Â | Divorced/seperated | 20.5 | 32.1 | 13.6 | 14.1 |
| Â | Widowed | 4.2 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Educational level % | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | No school degree | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Â | Mandatory school | 55.4 | 61.0 | 45.9 | 47.1 |
| Â | High school | 17.8 | 11.7 | 23.5 | 30.6 |
| Â | University degree | 25.6 | 27.3 | 29.4 | 21.2 |
Occupation % | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Unemployed | 17.2 | 18.7 | 21.2 | 21 |
| Â | Apprentice/trainee | 2.8 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Â | University student | 6.2 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 17.3 |
| Â | Employee | 22.8 | 32.0 | 25.9 | 27.2 |
| Â | Self-employed | 4.6 | 4.0 | 9.4 | 3.7 |
| Â | Housewife/househusband | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| Â | Retiree | 37.2 | 32.0 | 24.7 | 14.8 |
| Â | Other | 7.1 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 8.6 |