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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the participants

From: “I felt angry, but I couldn’t do anything about it”: a qualitative study of cyberbullying among Taiwanese high school students

 

Male

(N = 26)

%

Female (N = 22)

%

Total

(N = 48)

%

Age

 16

5

19.2

6

27.3

11

22.9

 17

13

50.0

11

50.0

24

50.0

 18

8

30.8

5

22.7

13

27.1

Family situation

 Living with both parents

21

80.8

16

72.7

37

77.1

 Living with a single parent

4

15.4

5

22.7

9

18.8

 Living with others

1

3.8

1

4.5

2

4.2

Device most frequently used to access the Internet

 Desktop computer

7

26.9

1

4.5

8

16.7

 Laptop

2

7.7

2

9.1

4

8.3

 Smartphone

17

65.4

19

86.4

36

75.0

Internet usage time

School days (hours/per day)

  less than 0.5

2

7.7

1

4.5

3

6.3

  0.5 to < 1

2

7.7

1

4.5

3

6.3

  1 to < 2

6

23.1

4

18.2

10

20.8

  2 to < 3

7

26.9

7

31.8

14

29.2

  3 to < 4

5

19.2

4

18.2

9

18.8

  4 to < 5

2

7.7

3

13.6

5

10.4

  5 or more

2

7.7

2

9.1

4

8.3

Holidays (hours/per day)

  less than 0.5

2

7.7

0

0.0

2

4.2

  0.5 to < 1

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

  1 to < 2

5

19.2

1

4.5

6

12.5

  2 to < 3

4

15.4

7

31.8

11

22.9

  3 to < 4

7

26.9

4

18.2

11

22.9

  4 to < 5

4

15.4

4

18.2

8

16.7

  5 or more

4

15.4

6

27.3

10

20.8

  1. Total percentages may differ from 100 due to rounding