Yoon Hyunwoo, Jang Yuri, Kim Seoyoun, Speasmaker Alycia, Nam Ilsung
Portland State University, Portland, USA.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2021 May;40(5):466-470. doi: 10.1177/0733464820908427. Epub 2020 Mar 5.
The present study examined the trends in internet use among older adults (60+ years) in the United States from 2011 to 2016 by considering not only the entire study sample as a whole but also specific subgroups by age, gender, race/ethnicity, and education. Using data from 107,500 older adults in the California Health Interview Survey between 2011 and 2016, the significance of linear trends was tested by including the survey year as a continuous variable in the logistic regression. Findings confirm the general knowledge that an increased number of the older U.S. population used the internet over the period of 2011-2016. Furthermore, closer inspection indicates that this upward trend does not apply to all, but specifically to those with advanced age, male gender, racial/ethnic minority background, and low educational attainment. Findings provide implications for identifying and prioritizing a target group for internet technology training.
本研究通过不仅将整个研究样本作为一个整体来考虑，还按年龄、性别、种族/民族和教育程度对特定亚组进行分析，考察了2011年至2016年美国老年人（60岁及以上）的互联网使用趋势。利用2011年至2016年加利福尼亚健康访谈调查中107,500名老年人的数据，通过在逻辑回归中纳入调查年份作为连续变量来检验线性趋势的显著性。研究结果证实了一个普遍的认识，即在2011 - 2016年期间，使用互联网的美国老年人口数量有所增加。此外，进一步观察表明，这种上升趋势并非适用于所有人，而是特别适用于高龄、男性、少数种族/民族背景以及低教育程度的人群。研究结果为确定互联网技术培训的目标群体并对其进行优先级排序提供了启示。
