Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and Social Networking Service Addiction Scale (SNSAS) score of the participants (N=3468).
| Characteristics | Values, n (%) | SNSAS score, mean (SD) | |||
| SNSAS scores of all participants | 3468 (100) | 53.19 (12.04) | |||
| Occupation | |||||
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing | 289 (8.33) | 50.43 (11.44) | ||
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Manufacturing | 176 (5.07) | 51.15 (11.74) | ||
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Construction | 374 (10.78) | 52.40 (11.60) | ||
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Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 263 (7.58) | 52.41 (11.96) | ||
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Transportation and storage | 52 (1.5) | 51.27 (11.43) | ||
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Accommodation and food service activities | 70 (2.02) | 53.91 (12.01) | ||
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Information and communication | 83 (2.39) | 50.41 (11.19) | ||
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Financial and insurance activities | 117 (3.37) | 53.74 (10.46) | ||
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Professional, scientific, and technical activities | 135 (3.89) | 53.84 (12.10) | ||
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Administrative and support service activities | 190 (5.48) | 53.72 (11.97) | ||
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Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 200 (5.77) | 54.28 (12.84) | ||
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Education | 992 (28.6) | 54.81 (12.04) | ||
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Human health and social work activities | 99 (2.85) | 54.67 (12.71) | ||
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Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use | 267 (7.7) | 53.25 (12.40) | ||
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Other service activities | 161 (4.64) | 51.31 (12.59) | ||
| Sex | |||||
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Male | 1439 (41.49) | 52.31 (12.17) | ||
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Female | 2029 (58.51) | 53.82 (11.91) | ||
| Age (y) | |||||
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18-25 | 755 (21.77) | 56.91 (11.49) | ||
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26-35 | 623 (17.96) | 55.64 (11.86) | ||
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36-45 | 1096 (31.6) | 52.08 (12.02) | ||
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46-55 | 925 (26.67) | 50.07 (11.58) | ||
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56-69 | 69 (1.99) | 49.91 (10.89) | ||
| Marital status | |||||
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Single (include divorced or widowed) | 717 (20.67) | 56.26 (12.27) | ||
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In a relationship | 360 (10.38) | 55.67 (11.44) | ||
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Married | 2391 (68.95) | 51.90 (11.83) | ||
| Monthly income (RMB ¥a) | |||||
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500-1000 | 111 (3.2) | 52.17 (12.37) | ||
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1000-1500 | 101 (2.91) | 52.87 (11.94) | ||
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1500-2000 | 161 (4.64) | 51.76 (13.07) | ||
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2000-3000 | 547 (15.77) | 53.24 (11.48) | ||
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3000-5000 | 1167 (33.65) | 53.93 (11.86) | ||
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5000-10,000 | 1022 (29.47) | 53.07 (12.29) | ||
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10,000-20,000 | 268 (7.73) | 52.52 (11.76) | ||
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>20,000 | 91 (2.62) | 50.80 (12.83) | ||
| Educational background | |||||
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No education | 27 (0.78) | 51.04 (12.55) | ||
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Primary school | 242 (6.98) | 50.14 (11.34) | ||
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Junior high school | 581 (16.75) | 51.69 (11.09) | ||
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High school | 459 (13.24) | 51.57 (11.49) | ||
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College degree | 345 (9.95) | 53.15 (13.22) | ||
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Bachelor’s degree | 1527 (44.03) | 54.65 (11.97) | ||
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Master’s degree | 248 (7.15) | 54.19 (12.89) | ||
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Doctorate degree | 39 (1.12) | 51.82 (13.48) | ||
aRMB ¥1=US $0.15.