Table 4.
The first preference of students during school closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic
| Variable | Activity (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Television | Mobile and computer games | Studying | Books | Socializing with family and friends | Art | Sports | Sleeping | No plan | |
| Total | 2851 (13.8) | 6225 (30.1) | 5513 (26.6) | 535 (2.6) | 1369 (6.6) | 546 (2.6) | 1373 (6.6) | 1820 (6.6) | 1820 (8.8) |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Male | 974 (15.9) | 2165 (35.3) | 1572 (25.6) | 129 (2.1) | 341 (5.6) | 91 (1.5) | 370 (6) | 386 (6.3) | 111 (1.8) |
| Female | 1877 (12.9) | 4060 (27.9) | 3941 (27.1) | 406 (2.8) | 1028 (7.1) | 455 (3.1) | 1003 (6.9) | 1434 (9.9) | 354 (2.4) |
| Age group | |||||||||
| 6–9 | 499 (31.3) | 446 (28) | 361 (22.6) | 19 (1.2) | 68 (4.3) | 32 (2) | 74 (4.6) | 87 (5.5) | 8 (0.5) |
| 10–12 | 592 (19.4) | 793 (26) | 828 (27.1) | 83 (2.7) | 183 (6) | 70 (2.3) | 250 (8.2) | 206 (6.7) | 50 (1.6) |
| 13–15 | 1421 (12.5) | 3344 (29.4) | 3157 (27.7) | 300 (2.6) | 775 (6.8) | 289 (2.5) | 857 (7.5) | 980 (8.6) | 256 (2.2) |
| ≥ 16 | 339 (7.3) | 1642 (35.2) | 1167 (25) | 133 (2.8) | 343 (7.3) | 155 (3.3) | 192 (4.1) | 547 (11.7) | 151 (3.2) |
| Type of school | |||||||||
| Public | 2340 (13.6) | 5166 (30) | 4625 (26.8) | 442 (2.6) | 1130 (6.6) | 461 (2.7) | 1153 (6.7) | 1525 (8.8) | 396 (2.3) |
| Private | 511 (14.8) | 1059 (30.6) | 888 (25.7) | 93 (2.7) | 239 (6.9) | 85 (2.5) | 220 (6.4) | 295 (8.5) | 69 (2) |
| Living location | |||||||||
| Rural | 549 (13.6) | 1115 (27.7) | 1230 (30.6) | 74 (1.8) | 266 (6.6) | 76 (1.9) | 363 (9) | 274 (6.8) | 78 (1.9) |
| Urban | 2302 (13.8) | 5110 (30.7) | 4283 (25.7) | 461 (2.8) | 1103 (6.6) | 470 (2.8) | 1010 (6.1) | 1546 (9.3) | 387 (2.3) |
| Education level | |||||||||
| 1–3 | 517 (29.5) | 501 (28.6) | 409 (23.3) | 22 (1.3) | 81 (4.6) | 37 (2.1) | 86 (4.9) | 88 (5) | 11 (0.6) |
| 4–6 | 454 (19.5) | 656 (28.2) | 598 (25.7) | 63 (2.7) | 138 (5.9) | 55 (2.4) | 183 (7.9) | 145 (6.2) | 38 (1.6) |
| 7–9 | 1502 (12.7) | 3422 (29) | 3304 (28) | 307 (2.6) | 795 (6.7) | 296 (2.5) | 917 (7.8) | 1000 (8.5) | 255 (2.2) |
| 10–12 | 314 (7.2) | 1526 (34.8) | 1086 (24.8) | 134 (3.1) | 331 (7.5) | 145 (3.3) | 157 (3.6) | 544 (12.4) | 150 (3.4) |
| GPA (average from a total score of 20) | |||||||||
| ≤ 15 | 128 (13.6) | 375 (39.7) | 195 (20.7) | 26 (2.8) | 59 (6.3) | 16 (1.7) | 55 (5.8) | 63 (6.7) | 27 (2.9) |
| 15–18 | 463 (11.7) | 1424 (36) | 889 (22.5) | 105 (2.7) | 253 (6.4) | 105 (2.7) | 238 (6) | 370 (9.4) | 109 (2.8) |
| > 18 | 1943 (15.3) | 3474 (27.3) | 3632 (28.5) | 317 (2.5) | 839 (6.6) | 326 (2.6) | 882 (6.9) | 1091 (8.6) | 234 (1.8) |