Table 3: Frequency of Online MT Use and Perceived Usability According to Participant Characteristics

Variables Numbers of Articles Read in English Perceived Language Barrier
n 0-5 (%) ≥ 6 (%) χ2 P n Less (%) More (%) χ2 P
Title Assistant 59 55 (93.2) 4 (6.8) 7.713 .005 55 6 (10.9) 49 (89.1) 2.484 .115
Research Associate 186 143 (76.9) 43 (23.1) 188 38 (20.2) 150 (79.8)
Age group ≤ 30s 152 127 (83.6) 25 (16.4) 1.709 .191 149 24 (16.1) 125 (83.9) 1.295 .255
≥ 40s 95 73 (76.8) 22 (23.1) 96 21 (21.9) 75 (78.1)
Academic degree ≤ bachelors 56 50 (89.3) 6 (10.7) 3.359 .067 58 4 (7.5) 49 (92.5) 5.097 .024
≥ masters 189 148 (78.3) 41 (21.7) 190 40 (21.1) 150 (78.9)
English level ≤ intermediate 59 53 (89.9) 6 (10.1) 6.026 .014 56 8 (14.3) 48 (85.7) 4.629 .031
≥ intermediate 53 38 (71.7) 15 (28.3) 53 17 (31.5) 37 (68.5)
n r* P** n r* P**
Professional experience Clinical 243 -.045 .485 241 .14 .029
Teaching 245 .186 .004 243 -.112 .018