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Table 1 Demographics (n = 437)

From: Swipe-based dating applications use and its association with mental health outcomes: a cross-sectional study

 

Total

n (%)

Non-users n (%)

Past Users n (%)

Users

n (%)

Chi-square value

Degrees of Freedom

P-valuea

n %

437

 

207 (47.4)

101 (23.1)

129 (29.5)

   

Age* (missing = 1)

 18–23

234

53.6

91 (38.9)

56 (23.9)

87 (37.2)

18.949

4

0.001

 24–29

99

22.8

52 (52.5)

24 (24.2)

23 (23.2)

 30 and older

103

23.7

63 (61.2)

21 (20.4)

19 (18.4)

Gender (missing = 4)

 Male

180

41.6

80 (44.4)

45 (25.0)

55 (30.6)

1.222

2

0.543

 Female

253

58.4

125 (49.4)

54 (21.3)

74 (29.2)

Sexual orientation

 Heterosexual

379

86.7

193 (50.9)

84 (22.2)

102 (26.9)

15.303

2

< 0.001

 LGBTQI+

58

13.3

14 (24.1)

17 (29.3)

27 (46.6)

Marital status (missing = 1)

 Married/de facto

99

22.7

78 (78.8)

19 (19.2)

2 (2.0)

59.926

2

< 0.001

 Not married

337

77.3

129 (38.3)

82 (24.3)

126 (37.4)

Relationship status (missing = 5)

 Single & not dating

141

32.6

58 (41.1)

16 (11.3)

67 (47.5)

160.562

4

< 0.001

 Dating

60

13.9

6 (10.0)

6 (10.0)

48 (80.0)

 In an exclusive relationship

231

53.5

138 (59.7)

79 (34.2)

14 (6.1)

Employment (missing = 1)

 Not employed

102

23.4

48 (47.1)

21 (20.6)

33 (32.4)

2.952

4

0.566

 0–30 h per week

170

39.0

80 (47.1)

36 (21.2)

54 (31.8)

  > 30 h per week

164

37.6

78 (47.6)

44 (26.8)

42 (25.6)

Social media use (missing = 3)

  ≥ once a week

434

100

129 (29.7)

101 (23.3)

204 (47.0)

  1. a Chi-square analyses
  2. p value for a significant result