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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Nurs Educ. 2009 Dec;48(12):669–677. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20091113-03

Table 2.

Characteristics of Students

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total
n = 158 n = 178 n = 164 n = 500
n(%) n(%) n(%) n
Gender
 Female 102 (64.6) 156(87.6) 150(91.5) 408
 Male 14 (8.9) 15(8.4) 13(7.9) 42
 Missing Data 42 (26.6) 7(3.9) 1(0.6) 50
Frequency of Computer Use
 Several times /day 98 (62.0) 98(57.3) 161(98.2) 357
 Once / day 16 (10.1) 9(5.2) 3(1.8) 28
 Several times / week 1 (0.6) 1(0.5) 0(0) 2
 Several times /months or never 1 (0.6) 1(0.5) 0(0) 2
 Missing Data 42 (26.6) 69(38.7) 0(0) 111
Length of Computer Use
 6 months or less 2 (1.3) 0(0) 0(0) 2
 More than 6 months to 2 years 1(0.6) 0(0) 1(0.6) 2
 More than 2 years 113(71.5) 109(61.2) 163(99.4) 385
 Missing Data 42(26.6) 69(38.7) 0(0) 111
Age
 20-29 90(57) 96(54) 142(87.2) 328
 30-39 20(12.7) 11(6.2) 18(11.0) 49
 40-49 4(2.5) 2(1) 2(1.2) 8
 50-64 1(0.6) 0(0) 1(0.6) 2
 Missing Data 43(27.2) 69(38.8) 1(0.6) 113