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. 2024 Apr 2;24:940. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18476-z

Table 5.

Frequency analysis of demographic variables

Variable Classification Frequency Percentage (%) SD
Gender Female 443 49.6 0.5
Male 451 50.4
Age 18 ~ 22 years old 562 62.9 0.748
23 ~ 30 years old 228 25.5
31 ~ 45 years old 87 9.7
Under 45 years old 17 1.9
Education level Junior high school 6 0.7 0.651
High school 55 6.2
Undergraduate 641 71.7
Master 145 16.2
PhD 47 5.3
Education level of parents Junior high school 371 41.5 0.919
High school 305 34.1
Undergraduate 184 20.6
Master 19 2.1
PhD 15 1.7
Annual family income Less than 50,000 RMB 183 20.5 1.023
50,000-100,000 RMB 287 32.1
100,000-200,000 RMB 251 28.1
More than 200,000 RMB 173 19.3
Daily online time Less than 2 h 91 10.2 0.978
2–4 h 282 31.5
4–6 h 265 29.6
More than 6 h 256 28.6
Years of surfing Less than 3 years 49 5.5 0.922
3–6 years 236 26.4
6–10 years 282 31.5
More than 10 years 327 36.6