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. 2020 Jan 22;15(1):e0227051. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227051

Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants (N = 412).

Characteristics Total
(N = 412)
Males
(N = 277)
Females
(N = 135)
  N % N % N %
Age group [completed years] (mean = 2.67, SD = 1.22)
    18–22 319 77.4 236 85.2 83 61.5
    23–27 63 15.3 29 10.5 34 25.2
    28–35 30 7.3 12 4.3 18 13.3
Marital status
    Single 386 93.7 258 93.1 128 94.8
    Married 26 6.3 19 6.9 7 5.2
Total year(s) of study (mean = 2.67, SD = 1.22)
    ≤1 87 21.1 35 12.6 52 38.5
    2 113 27.4 90 32.5 23 17.0
    3 79 19.2 55 19.9 24 17.8
    ≥4 133 32.3 97 35.0 36 26.7
Residence
    Magway 81 19.7 61 22.0 20 14.8
    Other 331 80.3 216 78.0 115 85.2
Facebook usage
    No 5 1.2 1 0.4 4 3.0
    Yes 407 98.8 276 99.6 131 97.0
Other social media usage§
    No 236 57.3 156 56.3 80 59.3
    Yes 176 42.7 121 43.7 55 40.7
Average hour(s) per day spent on social media (mean = 2.88, SD = 1.83)
    ≤1 78 18.9 42 15.1 36 26.7
    1 to 2 117 28.4 83 30.0 34 25.2
    >2 217 52.7 152 54.9 65 48.1
Witnessed psychological, physical or sexual violence, or cyberbullying
    No 55 13.3 45 16.2 10 7.4
    Yes 357 86.7 232 83.8 125 92.6

§Other social media usage: usage of Instagram or YouTube or Viber or WeChat or Bee Talk or Twitter