Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics for study participants by social media use category
| Variable | Total sample (n = 12,358) | Non-active (n = 1768; 14.3%) | Active (n = 5468; 44.2%) | Intense (n = 4286; 34.6%) | Problematic (n = 836; 6.8%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted % (95% CI) | Weighted % (95% CI) | Weighted % (95% CI) | Weighted % (95% CI) | Weighted % (95% CI) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Boy | 45.7 (43.7; 47.7) | 56.9 (53.0; 60.8)a | 46.3 (43.8; 48.9) | 41.2 (38.4; 44.0) | 36.4 (31.2; 41.7)a |
| Girl | 54.3 (52.3; 56.3) | 43.1 (39.2; 47.0)a | 53.7 (51.1; 56.2) | 58.8 (56.0; 61.6) | 63.6 (58.3; 68.8)a |
| Grade | |||||
| 6–8 | 58.2 (52.1; 64.2) | 74.6 (69.2; 80.1)a | 58.0 (51.9; 64.1) | 51.5 (44.4; 58.7) | 51.0 (42.6; 59.5) |
| 9–10 | 41.8 (35.8; 47.9) | 25.4 (19.9; 30.8)a | 42.0 (35.9; 48.1) | 48.5 (41.3; 55.6) | 49.0 (40.5; 57.4) |
| Cultural and racial background | |||||
| White | 71.6 (66.6; 76.5) | 74.5 (68.6; 80.3) | 74.1 (69.2; 79.0) | 69.0 (63.9; 74.1) | 59.9 (52.9; 67.0)a |
| Black | 3.7 (2.3; 5.1) | 4.2 (2.2; 6.2) | 3.2 (1.9; 4.5) | 4.0 (2.5; 5.5) | 4.5 (1.8; 7.1) |
| Latin American | 1.5 (1.0; 2.1) | 1.0 (0.3; 1.7) | 1.7 (0.9; 2.5) | 1.5 (0.8; 2.3) | 1.7 (0.3; 3.0) |
| East and Southeast Asian | 3.2 (1.9; 4,5) | 3.7 (1.8; 5.7) | 3.3 (1.8; 4.9) | 2.7 (1.4; 4.1) | 2.8 (1.0; 4.5) |
| East Indian and South Asian | 3.1 (1.8; 4.4) | 2.6 (1.4; 3.8) | 2.7 (1.5; 4.0) | 3.6 (2.0; 5.3) | 4.4 (0.3; 8.4) |
| Arab and West Indian | 1.8 (1.1; 2.5) | 1.5 (0.4; 2.6) | 1.7 (0.9; 2.6) | 2.1 (1.2; 3.0) | 1.2 (0.2; 2.2) |
| Other | 15.1 (12.7; 17.6) | 12.5 (9.6; 15.4) | 13.2 (10.9; 15.6) | 17.0 (14.3; 19.8) | 25.6 (19.6; 31.6)a |
| Time since immigration | |||||
| Canadian born | 76.1 (73.3; 78.9) | 73.4 (69.8; 77.0) | 77.6 (74.6; 80.6) | 76.6 (73.5; 79.7) | 69.9 (64.0; 75.7) |
| 1 or 2 years | 2.3 (1.7; 2.9) | 2.2 (1.2; 3.2) | 1.8 (1.2; 2.4) | 2.3 (1.6; 3.1) | 5.4 (2.5; 8.4)a |
| 3 or more years | 21.6 (19.1; 24.2) | 24.5 (21.1; 27.8) | 20.6 (17.8; 23.3) | 21.1 (18.1; 24.0) | 24.7 (20.1; 29.2) |
| Family affluence | |||||
| Low | 13.3 (11.7; 14.8) | 15.2 (12.8; 17.6) | 11.6 (9.9; 13.3) | 13.8 (11.7; 15.9) | 17.5 (13.7; 21.2)a |
| Medium | 60.0 (56.7; 61.2) | 61.9 (58.5; 65.2) | 62.0 (59.5; 64.6) | 54.1 (51.4; 56.9) | 54.1 (49.4; 58.7)a |
| High | 27.7 (10.5; 25.0) | 22.9 (19.1; 26.8) | 26.4 (23.2; 29.5) | 32.1 (29.0; 35.1) | 28.5 (23.3; 33.7) |
| Life satisfaction | |||||
| Low | 17.1 (15.9; 18.2) | 13.6 (11.2; 16.0) | 14.9 (13.5; 16.3) | 18.5 (16.7; 20.2)a | 33.7 (29.2; 38.3)a |
| High | 82.9 (81.8; 84.1) | 86.4 (84,0; 88.8) | 85.1 (83.7; 86.5) | 81.5 (79.8; 83.3)a | 66.3 (61.7; 70.8)a |
aSignificantly different proportions (95% confidence intervals that did not overlap) compared to the reference category (active social media use)