Table 4.
Independent sample t-test analysis on social media usage versus gender, nationality and household income.
| Time spent on SNS per day |
Staying up late at night to access SNS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean time (hours) spent | SD | p value | Mean number of times | SD | p value | |
| Gender: | ||||||
| Male | 3.9 | 1.296 | 0.078 | 3.3 | 1.415 | 0.998 |
| Female | 4.07 | 1.157 | 3.3 | 1.947 | ||
| Nationality: | ||||||
| Singapore tertiary students | 4.06 | 1.201 | 0.543 | 3.42 | 2.108 | 0.004 |
| Foreign tertiary students | 4.01 | 1.157 | 3.06 | 1.26 | ||
| Household income: | ||||||
| Low | 4.15 | 1.14 | 0.354 | 3.67 | 4.023 | 0.165 |
| High | 4.04 | 1.214 | 3.38 | 1.314 | ||
SD: standard deviation; SNS: social networking site.