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. 2020 May 22;15(5):e0233655. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233655

Table 1. Mexican and Spanish participants’ sociodemographic data.

Mexico Spain
n % n %
Gender
Male 178 46 94 25.3
Female 209 54 277 74.7
Age
<20 327 84.5 153 41.2
21–35 60 15.5 218 58.8
Field of knowledge
Arts and Humanities 82 21.2 48 12.9
Sciences 161 41.6 43 11.6
Health Sciences 19 4.9 48 12.9
Social and Legal Sciences 102 26.4 219 59
Engineering and Architecture 23 5.9 13 3.5
Marital status
Single 373 96.4 210 56.6
Couple 7 1.8 155 41.8
Married 3 .8 5 1.3
Divorced 4 1 1 .3
Siblings
Yes 357 92.2 337 90.8
No 30 7.8 34 9.2
Position between siblings
First 186 48.1 173 46.6
Second 126 32.6 144 38.8
Third 54 14 43 11.6
Fourth 15 3.9 7 1.9
Fifth 6 1.6 4 1.1
Lives with parents
Yes 283 73.1 194 52.3
No 104 26.9 177 47.7
Religious beliefs
Yes 305 78.8 141 38
No 82 21.2 230 62
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual 356 92 279 75.2
Homosexual 7 1.8 23 6.2
Bisexual 24 6.2 69 18.6
Number of social networks
≤2 11 2.8 14 3.8
3 20 5.2 29 7.8
4 23 5.9 45 21.1
5 41 10.6 40 10.8
6 65 16.8 60 16.2
7 87 22.5 69 18.6
8 68 17.6 49 13.2
9 41 10.6 36 9.7
≥10 31 8 29 7.8
Daily Internet usage time for academic purposes
<1 hour 29 7.5 40 10.8
1–2 hours 95 24.5 142 38.3
2–3 hours 140 36.2 118 31.8
3–4 hours 79 20.4 46 12.4
4–5 hours 24 6.2 14 3.8
>5 hours 20 5.2 11 3
Daily Internet usage time for leisure
<1 hour 21 5.4 20 5.4
1–2 hours 66 17.1 68 18.3
2–3 hours 130 33.6 127 34.2
3–4 hours 98 25.3 94 25.3
4–5 hours 40 10.3 34 9.2
>5 hours 32 8.3 28 7.5
Electronic device
Computer 19 4.9 13 3.5
Laptop 116 30 123 33.2
Smartphone 244 63 231 62.3
Tablet 8 2.1 4 1.1