Table 7

Perception about health information on the Internet

Total (N = 1145)

In-school (n = 1011)

Out-of-school (n = 134)

Students t-statistic

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

Useful

6.8

2.9

12.1

5.9

2.2

3.2

1.1

Easy to read

6.7

2.5

11.1

5.5

1.3

3.2

ns

Trustworthy

4.9

2.5

14.1

5.5

4.1

4.1

ns

Relevant

3.3

2.4

13.0

5.4

3.9

4.0

5.5

Accurate

5.9

2.3

9.1

5.3

7.1

2.0

ns

Visually appealing

5.4

2.9

5.4

4.9

4.3

4.8

ns

Source is evident

6.9

2.8

5.9

8.8

6.1

5.7

4.5

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