Table 2 Self-assessed use of the mobile phone (n = 376)
Variables | n (%) | Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Whether use a smartphone | Who are the cohorts you interact most frequently on social media | ||
Yes | 304 (80.9) | Children | 339 (90.2) |
Why don’t you have a smartphone | Spouse | 168 (44.7) | |
Dislike | 22 (5.9) | Relatives | 205 (54.5) |
Economic problems | 13 (3.5) | Friends | 191 (50.8) |
Rarely used | 28 (7.4) | Colleagues | 48 (12.8) |
Difficult to learn | 52 (13.8) | Medical worker | 38 (10.1) |
Security issues | 21 (5.6) | Net friend | 7 (1.9) |
Nobody taught | 24 (6.4) | Motivation for contacting these people | |
None | 2 (0.5) | Problems in life and family | 342 (91.0) |
Which functions do you use often | For job | 69 (18.4) | |
Make a call | 312 (83.0) | Consulting | 85 (22.6) |
Text | 162 (43.1) | Maintain relationship | 191 (50.8) |
Photograph | 136 (36.2) | Trouble using smart phones | |
Weather forecast | 164 (43.6) | Use of health code | 128 (34.0) |
Social media | 199 (52.9) | No electronic registration | 124 (33.0) |
Game | 41 (10.9) | Cannot use taxi app | 124 (33.0) |
E-books | 47 (12.5) | No face recognition | 120 (31.9) |
Purposes of using social media | Difficulty in mobile payment | 147 (39.1) | |
To stay up to date with news and current events | 194 (51.6) | Difficulty shopping online | 129 (34.3) |
Learning | 61 (16.2) | Cannot use social software | 71 (18.9) |
Entertainment | 76 (20.2) | Education of left-behind children | 41 (10.9) |
Keep in touch | 267 (71.0) | No problem | 70 (18.6) |
Shopping | 67 (17.8) | Causes of mobile phone disorders | |
Game | 48 (12.8) | Inadequate social facilities | 111 (29.5) |
Kill the time | 130 (34.6) | Lack of technical products for the elderly | 221 (58.8) |
Because my friends use it too | 44 (11.7) | The society does not care enough about the elderly | 142 (37.8) |
Share photos or videos | 73 (19.4) | Neglect of online media | 74 (19.7) |
Start a topic | 17 (4.5) | Check your phone before going to bed | |
Chase the trend | 30 (8.0) | Extremely true | 75 (19.9) |
Out of curiosity | 41 (10.9) | Very true | 73 (19.4) |
Which kinds of information do you like | Moderately true | 111 (29.5) | |
Friends’ updates | 184 (48.9) | Slightly true | 83 (22.1) |
Hot social news | 220 (58.5) | Not at all true | 34 (9.0) |
Movies or TV shows | 63 (16.8) | Feeling at a loss if you forget your phone when you go out | |
Life service consulting | 155 (41.2) | Extremely true | 99 (26.3) |
Knowledge that is useful to me | 104 (27.7) | Very true | 74 (19.7) |
Health information | 156 (41.5) | Moderately true | 104 (27.7) |
Sports event | 30 (8.0) | Slightly true | 64 (17.0) |
Product information | 28 (7.4) | Not at all true | 35 (9.3) |
Money stock | 18 (4.8) | Do you often ask your loved ones about cell phone operation | |
Will you update | Extremely true | 94 (25.0) | |
No | 240 (63.8) | Very true | 142 (37.8) |
Yes | 136 (36.2) | Moderately true | 86 (22.9) |
Time(h/day) | Slightly true | 38 (10.1) | |
< 1 | 99 (26.3) | Not at all true | 16 (4.3) |
1 ~ 3 | 112 (29.8) | Difficulties you have while learning smartphones | |
3 ~ 5 | 98 (26.1) | Memory loss, repeated learning | 154 (41.0) |
≧5 | 67 (17.8) | Poor understanding | 157 (41.8) |
Rejection of electronic products | 61 (16.2) | ||
Worry about safety | 151 (40.2) | ||
Vision problems | 148 (39.4) | ||
Illiterate | 41 (10.9) | ||
Inflexible fingers | 69 (18.4) | ||
No problem | 36 (9.6) | ||