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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population

From: Smartphone use and addiction during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: cohort study on 184 Italian children and adolescents

Variables

N (%)

Sex

 Male

52 (28.3%)

 Female

132 (71.7%)

Age (years)

 Range

6–18

 6–12

39 (21.2%)

 13–18

145 (78.8%)

 Mean ± SD

14.84 ± 2.73

Educational level

 Primary school

10 (5.4%)

 Middle school

48 (26.1%)

 High school

126 (68.5%)

Region of residence

 Sicily

167 (90.8%)

 Piedmont

15 (8.1%)

 Lombardy

2 (1.1%)

Area of origin

 Urban

152 (82.6%)

 Rural

32 (17.4%)

Family status

 Married parents

172 (93.5%)

 Separated/divorced parents

7 (3.8%)

 Widow parent

5 (2.7%)

Parents’ educational level

Mother

  Primary school

1 (0.5%)

  Middle school

26 (14.2%)

  High school

86 (46.7%)

  Graduation

71 (38.6%)

Father

  Primary school

1 (0.5%)

  Middle school

36 (19.6%)

  High school

88 (47.8%)

  Graduation

59 (32.1%)

Family income

 Double-income

100 (54.3%)

 Single-income

84 (45.7%)

Age at owning smartphone (years)

 Range

6–15

 Mean ± SD

10.57 ± 1.8

  1. SD standard deviation