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. 2015 Oct 20;16(5):715–720. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2015.7.26128

Table 3.

Reasons for personal use of social media.

Residents (n=772) Faculty (n=542) p
News 334 (43.3%) 218 (40.2%)* 0.27
Entertainment 469 (60.8) 256 (47.2) <0.0001
Videos 321 (41.6) 175 (23.3) 0.0006
Research 121 (15.7) 71 (13.1) 0.19
Events 220 (28.5) 120 (22.1) 0.01
Networking 370 (47.9) 225 (41.5) 0.02
Social (family/friends) 643 (83.3) 351 (64.8) <0.0001