Table 1. Sample description of the panel waves (N and percentages).
Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 | Wave 5 | Wave 6 | |
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Note. SNS = social networking sites. | ||||||
Sample size | 3,367 | 2,678 | 2,273 | 1,953 | 1,627 | 1,330 |
Attrition rate (%) | – | 20.46 | 15.12 | 14.08 | 16.69 | 18.25 |
Female (%) | 49.36 | 48.73 | 48.22 | 47.98 | 47.02 | 46.69 |
Users of SNS for private purposes (%) | 71.43 | 72.78 | 71.84 | 70.30 | 70.13 | 69.77 |
Age 18–29 (%) | 18.03 | 15.24 | 13.68 | 11.27 | 9.04 | 8.50 |
Age 30–39 (%) | 15.36 | 15.53 | 15.26 | 14.80 | 13.52 | 12.56 |
Age 40–49 (%) | 19.22 | 19.34 | 18.79 | 18.08 | 17.58 | 16.69 |
Age 50–65 (%) | 26.37 | 26.89 | 27.76 | 29.03 | 29.32 | 29.70 |
Age 65+ (%) | 21.03 | 22.97 | 24.51 | 26.83 | 30.55 | 32.56 |