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Table 1 Frequency of participants who share and access certain resources within their oPLN, by age group. Chi-squared analyses assessing the relationship between resource access/sharing and age. Significant analyses at the level of p < .005 are marked (*)

From: Empowering older adults’ informal, self-directed learning: harnessing the potential of online personal learning networks

Resources

Age group, % (n)

χ2 (p)

All ages

55–64

65–74

75+

Websites

Shared

69 (265)

69 (89)

73 (93)

65 (83)

1.82 (.402)

Accessed

82 (314)

85 (110)

88 (112)

72 (92)

12.17 (.002)*

Text documents

Shared

58 (223)

56 (72)

62 (79)

56 (72)

1.14 (.566)

Accessed

66 (253)

65 (84)

67 (86)

65 (83)

.187 (.911)

Photos

Shared

58 (222)

71 (91)

56 (72)

46 (59)

15.89 (< .001)*

 

Accessed

66 (254)

75 (97)

69 (88)

54 (69)

13.63 (.001)*

Videos

Shared

27 (105)

30 (39)

27 (35)

24 (31)

1.17 (.557)

 

Accessed

48 (183)

59 (76)

50 (64)

34 (43)

16.99 (< .001)*

Contact information

Shared

51 (198)

40 (51)

57 (73)

58 (74)

11.00 (.004)*

Accessed

45 (175)

40 (51)

43 (55)

54 (69)

5.83 (.054)