Table 1.

Means of Selected Variables

VariableFull sample (N = 12,300)Internet users (N = 3,880)Internet nonusers (N = 8,420)Internet users (Matched; N = 3,607)Internet nonusers (Matched; N = 6,009)
Depression0.140 (0.35)0.091 (0.29)0.161 (0.37)0.075 (0.26)0.109 (0.31)
Internet use0.297 (0.46)1.000 (0.00)0.000 (0.00)1.000 (0.00)0.000 (0.00)
ln(age)4.299 (0.11)4.315 (0.11)4.313 (0.11)4.271 (0.09)4.283 (0.10)
Married0.551 (0.50)0.704 (0.46)0.487 (0.50)0.761 (0.43)0.711 (0.45)
High school0.72 (0.45)0.920 (0.27)0.635 (0.48)0.962 (0.19)0.944 (0.23)
Physical activity0.204 (0.40)0.283 (0.45)0.170 (0.38)0.294 (0.46)0.214 (0.41)
Debilitating health condition0.078 (0.27)0.052 (0.22)0.089 (0.28)0.033 (0.18)0.050 (0.22)
ln(HH size)0.555 (0.43)0.602 (0.36)0.535 (0.45)0.603 (0.32)0.583 (0.35)
Black0.096 (0.29)0.034 (0.18)0.122 (0.33)0.025 (0.16)0.040 (0.20)
Hispanic0.071 (0.26)0.022 (0.15)0.092 (0.29)0.006 (0.07)0.009 (0.10)
Male0.395 (0.49)0.402 (0.49)0.392 (0.49)0.491 (0.50)0.499 (0.50)
November0.014 (0.12)0.013 (0.11)0.014 (0.12)0.013 (0.11)0.012 (0.11)
December0.007 (0.08)0.007 (0.08)0.007 (0.08)0.007 (0.08)0.005 (0.07)
January0.004 (0.06)0.003 (0.06)0.004 (0.07)0.003 (0.06)0.004 (0.06)
VariableFull sample (N = 12,300)Internet users (N = 3,880)Internet nonusers (N = 8,420)Internet users (Matched; N = 3,607)Internet nonusers (Matched; N = 6,009)
Depression0.140 (0.35)0.091 (0.29)0.161 (0.37)0.075 (0.26)0.109 (0.31)
Internet use0.297 (0.46)1.000 (0.00)0.000 (0.00)1.000 (0.00)0.000 (0.00)
ln(age)4.299 (0.11)4.315 (0.11)4.313 (0.11)4.271 (0.09)4.283 (0.10)
Married0.551 (0.50)0.704 (0.46)0.487 (0.50)0.761 (0.43)0.711 (0.45)
High school0.72 (0.45)0.920 (0.27)0.635 (0.48)0.962 (0.19)0.944 (0.23)
Physical activity0.204 (0.40)0.283 (0.45)0.170 (0.38)0.294 (0.46)0.214 (0.41)
Debilitating health condition0.078 (0.27)0.052 (0.22)0.089 (0.28)0.033 (0.18)0.050 (0.22)
ln(HH size)0.555 (0.43)0.602 (0.36)0.535 (0.45)0.603 (0.32)0.583 (0.35)
Black0.096 (0.29)0.034 (0.18)0.122 (0.33)0.025 (0.16)0.040 (0.20)
Hispanic0.071 (0.26)0.022 (0.15)0.092 (0.29)0.006 (0.07)0.009 (0.10)
Male0.395 (0.49)0.402 (0.49)0.392 (0.49)0.491 (0.50)0.499 (0.50)
November0.014 (0.12)0.013 (0.11)0.014 (0.12)0.013 (0.11)0.012 (0.11)
December0.007 (0.08)0.007 (0.08)0.007 (0.08)0.007 (0.08)0.005 (0.07)
January0.004 (0.06)0.003 (0.06)0.004 (0.07)0.003 (0.06)0.004 (0.06)

Note. HH = household. Statistics computed using data from all four waves. The first wave is lost in estimation due to lags.

Table 1.

Means of Selected Variables

VariableFull sample (N = 12,300)Internet users (N = 3,880)Internet nonusers (N = 8,420)Internet users (Matched; N = 3,607)Internet nonusers (Matched; N = 6,009)
Depression0.140 (0.35)0.091 (0.29)0.161 (0.37)0.075 (0.26)0.109 (0.31)
Internet use0.297 (0.46)1.000 (0.00)0.000 (0.00)1.000 (0.00)0.000 (0.00)
ln(age)4.299 (0.11)4.315 (0.11)4.313 (0.11)4.271 (0.09)4.283 (0.10)
Married0.551 (0.50)0.704 (0.46)0.487 (0.50)0.761 (0.43)0.711 (0.45)
High school0.72 (0.45)0.920 (0.27)0.635 (0.48)0.962 (0.19)0.944 (0.23)
Physical activity0.204 (0.40)0.283 (0.45)0.170 (0.38)0.294 (0.46)0.214 (0.41)
Debilitating health condition0.078 (0.27)0.052 (0.22)0.089 (0.28)0.033 (0.18)0.050 (0.22)
ln(HH size)0.555 (0.43)0.602 (0.36)0.535 (0.45)0.603 (0.32)0.583 (0.35)
Black0.096 (0.29)0.034 (0.18)0.122 (0.33)0.025 (0.16)0.040 (0.20)
Hispanic0.071 (0.26)0.022 (0.15)0.092 (0.29)0.006 (0.07)0.009 (0.10)
Male0.395 (0.49)0.402 (0.49)0.392 (0.49)0.491 (0.50)0.499 (0.50)
November0.014 (0.12)0.013 (0.11)0.014 (0.12)0.013 (0.11)0.012 (0.11)
December0.007 (0.08)0.007 (0.08)0.007 (0.08)0.007 (0.08)0.005 (0.07)
January0.004 (0.06)0.003 (0.06)0.004 (0.07)0.003 (0.06)0.004 (0.06)
VariableFull sample (N = 12,300)Internet users (N = 3,880)Internet nonusers (N = 8,420)Internet users (Matched; N = 3,607)Internet nonusers (Matched; N = 6,009)
Depression0.140 (0.35)0.091 (0.29)0.161 (0.37)0.075 (0.26)0.109 (0.31)
Internet use0.297 (0.46)1.000 (0.00)0.000 (0.00)1.000 (0.00)0.000 (0.00)
ln(age)4.299 (0.11)4.315 (0.11)4.313 (0.11)4.271 (0.09)4.283 (0.10)
Married0.551 (0.50)0.704 (0.46)0.487 (0.50)0.761 (0.43)0.711 (0.45)
High school0.72 (0.45)0.920 (0.27)0.635 (0.48)0.962 (0.19)0.944 (0.23)
Physical activity0.204 (0.40)0.283 (0.45)0.170 (0.38)0.294 (0.46)0.214 (0.41)
Debilitating health condition0.078 (0.27)0.052 (0.22)0.089 (0.28)0.033 (0.18)0.050 (0.22)
ln(HH size)0.555 (0.43)0.602 (0.36)0.535 (0.45)0.603 (0.32)0.583 (0.35)
Black0.096 (0.29)0.034 (0.18)0.122 (0.33)0.025 (0.16)0.040 (0.20)
Hispanic0.071 (0.26)0.022 (0.15)0.092 (0.29)0.006 (0.07)0.009 (0.10)
Male0.395 (0.49)0.402 (0.49)0.392 (0.49)0.491 (0.50)0.499 (0.50)
November0.014 (0.12)0.013 (0.11)0.014 (0.12)0.013 (0.11)0.012 (0.11)
December0.007 (0.08)0.007 (0.08)0.007 (0.08)0.007 (0.08)0.005 (0.07)
January0.004 (0.06)0.003 (0.06)0.004 (0.07)0.003 (0.06)0.004 (0.06)

Note. HH = household. Statistics computed using data from all four waves. The first wave is lost in estimation due to lags.

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