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. 2019 Mar 1;3(1):e11404. doi: 10.2196/11404

Table 1.

Adolescent participant survey responses.

Question and response choices High school (N=18) Middle school (N=9)
Age (years), mean (SD) 16.1 (1.3) 12.4 (0.7)
Grade, n (%)


6th N/Aa 4 (44.4)

7th N/A 4 (44.4)

8th N/A 1 (11.1)

9th 3 (16.7) N/A

10th 5 (27.8) N/A

11th 6 (33.3) N/A

12th 4 (22.2) N/A
Do you have PEb class? n (%)

Yes 9 (50) 8 (88.9)

No 9 (50) 0 (0)
Do you participate in physical activity outside of PE class? n (%)

Everyday 8 (44.4) 2 (22.2)

4 or more times 4 (22.2) 3 (33.3)

2-3 times 5 (27.8) 2 (22.2)

Less than 2 times 1 (5.6) 1 (11.1)

Never 0 (0) 0 (0)
How well does “sedentary” describe you? n (%)

Extremely 0 (0) 0 (0)

Very well 0 (0) 0 (0)

Moderately 6 (33.3) 0 (0)

Slightly 6 (33.3) 4 (44.4)

Does not describe me 6 (33.3) 4 (44.4)
Periods of inactivity attributed to... n (%)

Boredom 10 (55.6) 2 (22.2)

Laziness 7 (38.9) 1 (11.1)

Too tired 14 (77.8) 5 (55.6)

No time to be active 4 (22.2) 1 (11.1)

Physical limitations 2 (11.1) 2 (22.2)

Financial limitations 0 (0) 0 (0)

Activities I enjoy are sedentary 6 (33.3) 7 (77.8)

Others (school/homework) 5 (27.8) 3 (33.3)
Time spent on social media, mean (SD) 3 h 23 min (0.11 h) 1 h 14 min (0.03 h)
How do you access social media? n (%)

Cell phone 17 (94.4) 8 (88.9)

Computer 9 (50) 8 (88.9)

Tablet 3 (16.7) 6 (66.7)
Time spent on social media

Weekdays Late night After school

Weekends During the day During the day
Which apps do you use? n (%)

Instagram 16 (88.9) 7 (77.8)

SnapChat 16 (88.9) 5 (55.6)

YouTube 14 (77.8) 9 (100)

Pinterest 11 (61.1) 6 (66.7)

Twitter 8 (44.4) 0 (0)

Google+ 3 (16.7) 3 (33.3)

Buzzfeed 2 (11.1) 2 (22.2)

Tumblr 2 (11.1) 1 (11.1)
Time spent on each (%)

SnapChat 43 20

Instagram 36 30

YouTube 24 32

Twitter 10 0

Pinterest 6 12.5

Facebook 3 0

aN/A: not applicable.

bPE: physical education.