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avje starostnikov | health of the elderly 100 was recoded into three age categories (18–34 years, 35–64 years, and 65 years
and older). In addition to gender (1 = male; 2 = female), partner status was al-
so added in our model, which was measured with the question: “Are you mar-
ried or do you have a permanent partner? Do you share a joint household?” (1 =
yes, I live in a joint household with my spouse or permanent partner; 2 = I am
married or have a permanent partner, but we do not live in a joint household; 3
= no, I am not married, I do not have a permanent partner). Values were recod-
ed into two categories (1 = respondent has a permanent partner; 2 = respondent
has no permanent partner).
Finally, we were interested in whether the subjective health status of re-
spondents was related to the frequency of use of health information online or
in applications. We measured health with a standard self-rated health indica-
tor: “Would you say your health in general, is ...? (1 = poor; 2 = satisfactory; 3 =
good; 4 = very good; 5 = excellent). Values were recoded into three groups (1 =
poor/satisfactory; 2 = good; 3 = very good/excellent).
Results
Figure 1 shows the frequency of searching for health information online or in
applications by the Slovenian public. In 2018, more than 14% of Slovenians nev-
er searched for health information online or in applications. The largest pro-
portion of respondents (33.7%) searched for information at least once a month.
The second largest group reported weekly or more frequent searches for infor-
mation, followed by searching for information less than once a month (each of
the two answers was chosen by about one in four respondents).
Figure 1: Frequency of searching for health information online
or applications among the Slovenians population
Source: Slovenian Public Opinion 2018/1 (Hafner Fink et al. 2019).
Figure 2 shows the frequency of information search by age group. We
see that the proportion of those who never use the Internet/apps to search for
health information increases with age. While this share is the lowest in the
youngest age group (10.5%), it increases to 13.4% in the adult group, with the
highest proportion of non-users being among the elderly, with more than twice
and older). In addition to gender (1 = male; 2 = female), partner status was al-
so added in our model, which was measured with the question: “Are you mar-
ried or do you have a permanent partner? Do you share a joint household?” (1 =
yes, I live in a joint household with my spouse or permanent partner; 2 = I am
married or have a permanent partner, but we do not live in a joint household; 3
= no, I am not married, I do not have a permanent partner). Values were recod-
ed into two categories (1 = respondent has a permanent partner; 2 = respondent
has no permanent partner).
Finally, we were interested in whether the subjective health status of re-
spondents was related to the frequency of use of health information online or
in applications. We measured health with a standard self-rated health indica-
tor: “Would you say your health in general, is ...? (1 = poor; 2 = satisfactory; 3 =
good; 4 = very good; 5 = excellent). Values were recoded into three groups (1 =
poor/satisfactory; 2 = good; 3 = very good/excellent).
Results
Figure 1 shows the frequency of searching for health information online or in
applications by the Slovenian public. In 2018, more than 14% of Slovenians nev-
er searched for health information online or in applications. The largest pro-
portion of respondents (33.7%) searched for information at least once a month.
The second largest group reported weekly or more frequent searches for infor-
mation, followed by searching for information less than once a month (each of
the two answers was chosen by about one in four respondents).
Figure 1: Frequency of searching for health information online
or applications among the Slovenians population
Source: Slovenian Public Opinion 2018/1 (Hafner Fink et al. 2019).
Figure 2 shows the frequency of information search by age group. We
see that the proportion of those who never use the Internet/apps to search for
health information increases with age. While this share is the lowest in the
youngest age group (10.5%), it increases to 13.4% in the adult group, with the
highest proportion of non-users being among the elderly, with more than twice
