Table 3.
Use of mass media/the internet by respondents (n=400)
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Favorite programs on television | |
| Films | 225 (56.3) |
| News and documentaries | 98 (24.5) |
| Sports | 22 (5.5) |
| Education | 55 (13.7) |
| Average amount of time spent watching television daily (hours) | |
| 0–2 | 122 (30.5) |
| 3–5 | 134 (33.5) |
| More than 5 | 85 (21.2) |
| No response | 59 (14.8) |
| Source of knowledge about the Internet | |
| Friends | 263 (65.8) |
| Parents | 13 (3.3) |
| School | 93 (23.2) |
| Others | 31 (7.7) |
| Reasons for Internet use (multiple responses allowed) | |
| School assignments | 332 (83.0) |
| 356 (89.0) | |
| Sports | 164 (41.0) |
| Sex movies and pornography | 298 (74.5) |
| News | 196 (49.0) |
| Frequency of internet use* | |
| Often | 198 (49.5) |
| Occasionally | 116 (29.0) |
| Rarely | 86 (21.5) |
| Frequency of accessing sexually explicit materials (n=298)* | |
| Often | 56 (18.8) |
| Occasionally | 53 (17.8) |
| Rarely | 189 (63.4) |
Notes:
*
Often indicates daily to weekly use; occasionally indicates once or twice a month; and rarely indicates once in two to three months.
Abbreviation: n, number.