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. 2021 Aug 9;12:696271. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.696271

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants.

Socio-demographic characteristics Social media usersn(%) Internet game usersn(%)
Sex
  Male 242(36.8) 84(47.5)
  Female 416(63.2) 93(52.5)
Age group
  18–25 72(10.9) 46(26.0)
  26–35 41(6.2) 25(14.1)
  36–45 98(14.9) 28(15.8)
  46–55 131(19.9) 18(10.2)
  56–65 34(19.2)
  >65 110(16.7) 21(11.9)
  Refused to answer 11(1.7) 5(2.8)
Current marital status
  Single 176(26.7) 84(47.5)
  Cohabiting/married 444(67.5) 82(46.3)
  Separated/divorced/widowed 24(3.6) 7(4.0)
  Refused to answer/missing value 14(2.1) 4(2.3)
Educational level
  Primary school or below 74(11.2) 16(9.0)
  Secondary school 281(42.7) 64(36.2)
  College or above 281(42.7) 92(52.0)
  Refused to answer 22(3.3) 5(2.8)
Monthly household income (HKD)
  20,000 or below 265(40.3) 74(41.8)
  20,001–30,000 112(17.0) 34(19.2)
  30,001–50,000 100(15.2) 28(15.8)
  >50,000 78(11.9) 15(8.5)
  Refused to answer/missing value 103(15.7) 26(14.7)
Having chronic diseases (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, and cancer)
  Yes 145(22.0) 33(18.6)
  No 513(78.0) 144(81.4)
Subjected to mandatory quarantine
  Yes 13(2.0) 6(3.4)
  No 645(98.0) 171(96.6)