Table 3.
Methods of carrying the mobile phone device by gender.
| Method of carrying devicea | Boys (%) | Girls (%) | ORb (95% CIc)d |
| Carrying in pocket | 47.0 | 17.0 | 0.15 (0.06-0.35) |
| Holding in hand | 18.4 | 25.6 | 1.72 (0.70-4.18) |
| Carrying in bag or purse | 3.5 | 6.8 | 2.12 (0.82-5.51) |
| On belt | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.15 (0.57-2.35) |
| Within reach | 21.7 | 41.6 | 3.11 (1.54-6.25) |
| Not with me | 5.2 | 8.8 | 1.82 (0.88-3.77) |
aDependent variable was coded as 1=method of carrying device, 0=all other methods.
bOR: odds ratio
cCI: confidence interval.
dGender was coded as 1=female, 0=male. Results were generated from multilevel logistic linear regression models testing whether there were gender differences across methods of carrying the mobile phone immediately before the prompt. Each method of carrying the mobile phone was tested in a separate multilevel logistic regression model. Percentages (%) represent the adjusted margins generated from the statistical models.