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Table 3 Participants Profile

From: The utilization of social networking sites, their perceived benefits and their potential for improving the study habits of nursing students in five countries

Profile

Categories

Israel

Iraq

Oman

Philippines

Turkey

Total

Age

16–19 yrs old

5 (0.4%)

43(3.8%)

74(6.5%)

12(1.1%)

25(2.2%)

159(14.0%)

20–22 yrs old

45 (4.0%)

151 (13.3%)

229 (20.1%)

51 (4.5%)

144 (12.7%)

620 (54.5%)

23–25 yrs old

43 (3.8%)

59 (5.2%)

39 (3.4%)

9 (0.8%)

33 (2.9%)

183 (16.1%)

26–28 yrs old

72 (6.3%)

11 (1.0%)

13 (1.1%)

3 (0.3%)

3 (0.3%)

102 (9%)

30 and above

54 (4.7%)

10 (0.9%)

8 (0.7%)

0 (0%)

1 (0.1%)

73 (6.4%)

Total

219 (19.3%)

274 (24.1%)

363 (31.9%)

75 (6.6%)

206 (18.1%)

1137 (100%)

Gender

Male

60 (5.3%)

119 (10.5%)

110 (9.7%)

14 (1.2%)

56 (4.9%)

359(31.6%)

Female

159 (14%)

154(13.5%)

246(21.6%)

60(5.3%)

150(13.2%)

769 (67.6%)

Prefer not to say

0 (0%)

1(0.1%)

7 (0.6%)

1(0.1%)

0 (0%)

9(0.8%)

Total

219 (19.3%)

274 (24.1%)

363 (31.9%)

75 (6.6%)

206 (18.1%)

1137 (100%)

Year Level

Year I

63 (5.5%)

12 (1.1%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

75 (6.6%)

Year II

37 (3.3%)

117 (10.3%)

37 (3.3%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

191 (16.8%)

Year III

48 (4.2%)

76 (6.4%)

77 (6.8%)

72 (6.3%)

163 (14.3%)

436(38.3%)

Year IV

52 (4.6%)

35 (3.1%)

71 (6.2%)

0 (0%)

42 (3.7%)

200 (17.6%)

Year V

0 (0%)

24(2.1%)

56(4.9%)

2(0.2%)

1(0%)

83(7.3%)

Others

19(1.7)

10(0.9)

122 (10.7%)

1 (0%)

0 (0%)

227 (20)

Total

219 (19.3%)

274 (24.1%)

363 (31.9%)

75 (6.6%)

206 (18.1%)

1137 (100%)