Table 2.
Sample information concerning demographics and general aspects of Internet use (N=107).
| Characteristics with prevailing response options | n (%) | |
| Sex |
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Female | 53 (52.2) |
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Male | 48 (47.8) |
| Occupation |
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Student | 88 (87.1) |
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Trainee | 6 (5.9) |
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Job-hunting/apprenticeship-hunting | 4 (4.0) |
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Student at university | 2 (2.0) |
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Employed part-time | 1 (1.0) |
| Type of school/ educational qualifications |
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High school | 62 (61.4) |
|
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Secondary/junior high school | 38 (37.6) |
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Other | 1 (1.0) |
| Type of Internet access a |
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Own computer/laptop | 80 (79.2) |
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Web-enabled mobile phone | 34 (33.7) |
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Parental computer/laptop | 21 (20.8) |
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School computer/laptop | 12 (11.9) |
| Parental control of Internet use |
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Yes | 18 (17.8) |
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No | 83 (82.2) |
| Online frequency |
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Daily | 90 (89.1) |
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2-3 times per week | 10 (9.9) |
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Once a week | 1 (1.0) |
| Online activities a (very often or often) |
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Entertainment (eg, music, videos, pictures) | 96 (95.1) |
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Online communities (eg, Facebook) | 94 (93.1) |
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Information research | 86 (85.1) |
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Messenger (eg, ICQ, Skype) | 59 (58.4) |
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Email contact | 53 (52.5) |
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Chatting (eg, chat forums) | 47 (46.6) |
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Shopping | 21 (20.8) |
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Online games (eg, Wow, strategy games) | 20 (19.8) |
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Online banking | 4 (4.0) |
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Online gambling | 0 (0.0) |
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Online sex offers | 0 (0.0) |
a Multiple answers possible.