Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Unique Twitter Users in Sample
| User Characteristics (n = 772 Unique Users) | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender* | |
| Female | 479 (62) |
| Male | 209 (27) |
| Uncertain | 84 (11) |
| Geographic Location | |
| USA and Canada | 362 (47) |
| UK | 137 (18) |
| Asia | 91 (12) |
| Africa | 16 (2) |
| Other | 37 (5) |
| Unknown | 127 (16) |
| Number of Status Updates | Max: 128,150 |
| Min: 1 | |
| Median: 2208 | |
| Number of Followers | Max: 17,502 |
| Min: 0 | |
| Median: 136 |
*
Gender of unique users determined by investigator based on profile name and picture, when provided.