Table 6 Ordinal regression of digital competence profile with 500 bootstraps (n = 460)

Professional path (ref. = salespersons)

 Industrial clerks

3.93 (0.90)***

2.06 (0.64)*

1.03 (0.35)

 Retail salespersons

2.10 (0.52)**

1.59 (0.46)

1.42 (0.43)

Sex (ref. = male)

 Female

0.89 (0.17)

0.92 (0.19)

0.96 (0.20)

Diverse

2.11 (5.87)

2.01 (5.50)

3.07 (10.50)

Age

1.09 (0.05)#

1.03 (0.05)

0.99 (0.05)

Vocational apprenticeship

0.48 (0.15)*

0.50 (0.17)*

0.71 (0.27)

School leaving certificates (ref. = lower school leaving certificate [Hauptschule])

 Certificate of secondary education [Realschule]

2.25 (0.68)**

2.01 (0.59)*

 Higher education entrance qualification [Fachhochschulreife or Abitur]

3.58 (1.38)**

3.06 (1.16)**

Collecting information and learning

 Using searching tools on the internet to find content/information

1.98 (0.44)**

 Viewing online videos

1.23 (0.32)

 Using digital maps and route guidance systems

1.43 (0.33)

 Using learning opportunities on the internet

0.53 (0.17)*

Communication and collaboration

 Using instant messaging services

2.82 (0.79)***

 Using cloud services

1.54 (0.42)

 Collaborating within a team via online tools

0.87 (0.36)

Generating content

 Using office programs

2.63 (0.62)***

 Reading blogs and forums or creating blog entries

2.16 (0.58)**

Pseudo R²

0.05

0.06

0.17

Nagelkerke R²

0.10

0.14

0.35

Cox & Snell R²

0.11

0.13

0.30