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Table 1 sociodemographic characteristics of the sample population

From: Social media use disorder and loneliness: any association between the two? Results of a cross-sectional study among Lebanese adults

 

Frequency

Percentage

Gender

 Male

176

38.2%

 Female

285

61.8%

Education level

 Illiterate / Primary/ Complementary

57

12.5%

 Secondary

95

20.8%

 University

304

66.7%

Monthly income

  < 1000 $

266

61.4%

 1000–2000 $

122

28.2%

  > 2000 $

45

10.4%

Marital status

 Single / Widowed / Divorced

326

70.0%

 Married

140

30.0%

Kind of device mostly used on social media

 Laptop

22

5.2%

 Cellular

394

92.9%

 PC

3

0.7%

 Tablet

5

1.2%

Smoking

 Yes

89

19.4%

 No

370

80.6%

 

Mean

SD

Age (in years)

27.29

11.46

Number of kids

0.76

1.55

Number of hours spent on social media

6.22

4.92