Table 1.

Distribution of data for categorical variables.

Categorical Variables	Category	Period-I Percentage (%)	Period-II Percentage (%)
sex	Male	60.16	53.39
	Female	39.06	46.61
	Prefer not to say	0.78	-
sexual_orientation	Asexual	1.17	0.85
	Bisexual	5.08	4.24
	Heterosexual	79.69	90.68
	Homosexual	6.64	3.39
	Prefer not to disclose	7.42	0.85
religion	Atheist/Agnostic	12.11	8.47
	Buddhist	0.39	0.85
	Christian	2.34	5.08
	Hindu	60.94	63.56
	Jain	11.72	12.71
	Muslim	7.81	2.54
	Sikh	1.17	1.69
	Zoroastrian	2.73	5.08
	Others	0.78	-
residence	Central Mumbai	16.01	11.86
	Outside Mumbai	10.55	30.51
	South Mumbai	15.23	10.17
	Suburban Mumbai	58.20	47.46
disabilities	Yes	5.86	0.85
	No	94.14	99.15
top_social_mediaa	Snapchat	43.75	32.20
	Instagram	84.76	84.74
	Facebook	13.28	13.55
	Twitter	6.25	5.93
	Youtube	32.03	33.05
	Whatsapp	75.00	82.20
	Telegram	2.73	7.62
	Hike	0.39	0
	Tinder	0.39	0
	Tumblr	1.17	0
	Pinterest	3.90	0.84
	Reddit	4.29	5.93
	LinkedIn	2.73	16.94
forums	Yes	15.63	5.93
	Sometimes	41.41	49.15
	No	42.97	44.92
sm_opinions	Strongly	20.31	14.41
	Weakly	22.27	21.19
	Don’t express	57.42	64.41
relationship	Yes	18.36	17.80
	No	81.64	82.20
games	Yes	53.91	61.02
	No	46.09	38.98
g_platform	Discord	13.67	16.10
	In-game Chat	33.98	39.83
	None	46.09	38.98
	Steam	5.47	3.39
	Twitch	0.78	-
	FaceIt	-	1.69
bullied_offline	Yes	35.55	35.59
	No	64.45	64.41
others_opinions	Strongly Agree	9.38	8.47
	Agree	47.66	58.47
	Disagree	29.69	19.49
	Strongly Disagree	13.28	13.56

^aNOTE: Respondents were asked their top 3 preferred social media platforms. The percentage represents the number of respondents that said they use the respective social media platform divided by the total number of respondents in each period.