Table 3 Association of socio-demographic and activity related characteristics of internet users with internet addiction
From: Prevalence and associated factors of internet addiction among young adults in Bangladesh
Variables with category | Addicted (%) | Not addicted (%) | Chi-square | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 1.25 | 0.27 | ||
19–24 years | 91 (28.62) | 227 (71.38) | ||
25–35 years | 32 (23.53) | 104 (76.47) | ||
Sex | 5.520 | 0.02* | ||
Male | 78 (31.58) | 169 (68.42) | ||
Female | 45 (21.74) | 162 (78.26) | ||
Occupation | 4.968 | 0.17 | ||
Housewife | 1 (5.88) | 16 (94.12) | ||
Job | 30 (31.25) | 66 (68.75) | ||
Student | 90 (27.19) | 241 (72.81) | ||
Others | 2 (20.00) | 8 (80.00) | ||
Father’s occupation | 5.004 | 0.29 | ||
Business | 45 (33.83) | 88 (66.17) | ||
Farmer | 8 (21.05) | 30 (78.95) | ||
Job | 46 (25.56) | 134 (74.44) | ||
Others | 10 (26.32) | 28 (73.68) | ||
Mother’s occupation | 4.028 | 0.26 | ||
Business | 3 (60.00) | 2 (40.00) | ||
Housewife | 98 (25.99) | 279 (74.01) | ||
Job | 10 (35.71) | 18 (64.29) | ||
Living setup | 6.359 | 0.01* | ||
Family members | 72 (23.45) | 235 (76.55) | ||
Others (mess, hostel) | 51 (34.69) | 96 (65.31) | ||
Monthly family income (Taka) | 4.824 | 0.09 | ||
< 20,000 | 20 (40.00) | 30 (60.00) | ||
20,000–40,000 | 38 (24.68) | 116 (75.32) | ||
> 40,000 | 65 (26.00) | 185 (74.00) | ||
Place of residence | 0.785 | 0.68 | ||
Rural | 14 (31.82) | 30 (68.18) | ||
Semi-urban | 18 (24.32) | 56 (75.68) | ||
Urban | 91 (27.08) | 245 (72.92) | ||
Smoking (current smoker) | 38.201 | < 0.01* | ||
No | 60 (18.75) | 260 (81.25) | ||
Yes | 63 (47.01) | 71 (52.99) | ||
Recommended amount of physical activity | 11.233 | < 0.01* | ||
No | 66 (35.48) | 120 (64.52) | ||
Yes | 57 (21.27) | 211 (78.73) | ||
Length of using the internet | 7.366 | 0.03* | ||
< 6 months | 6 (17.65) | 28 (82.35) | ||
6–12 month | 2 (7.69) | 24 (92.31) | ||
> 1 year | 115 (29.19) | 279 (70.81) | ||
Having computer | 0.429 | 0.51 | ||
No | 46 (25.41) | 135 (74.59) | ||
Yes | 77 (28.21) | 196 (71.79) | ||
Device where internet is used | 7.223 | 0.03* | ||
Mobile/tab | 35 (22.58) | 120 (77.42) | ||
Computer | 50 (25.38) | 147 (74.62) | ||
Both | 38 (37.25) | 64 (62.75) | ||
Time spent daily on the internet | 67.699 | < 0.01* | ||
< 1 h | 6 (9.68) | 56 (90.32) | ||
1–< 2 h | 12 (10.26) | 105 (89.74) | ||
2–< 3 h | 26 (22.61) | 89 (77.39) | ||
3 or 3+ h | 79 (49.38) | 81 (50.63) | ||
App/web most commonly used | 4.227 | 0.38 | ||
Social media | 69 (27.94) | 178 (72.06) | ||
Emailing | 19 (21.35) | 70 (78.65) | ||
Online video | 20 (29.41) | 48 (70.59) | ||
Gaming | 8 (23.53) | 26 (76.47) | ||
Others | 7 (43.75) | 9 (56.25) | ||
Family relation detachment | 7.418 | < 0.01* | ||
No | 107 (25.48) | 313 (74.52) | ||
Yes | 16 (47.06) | 18 (52.94) | ||
Overuse of internet among family members | 6.475 | 0.01* | ||
No | 76 (23.68) | 245 (76.32) | ||
Yes | 47 (35.34) | 86 (64.66) | ||
Peers/workplace encouragement | 3.641 | 0.06 | ||
No | 64 (23.79) | 205 (76.21) | ||
Yes | 59 (31.89) | 126 (68.11) | ||