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Table 2 The profile of participants

From: Explaining persistence in online courses in higher education: a difference-in-differences analysis

 

Frequency

Percent

Gender

 Male

214

28.2

 Female

545

71.8

Age

 25 years and younger

300

39.5

 26 years and older

459

60.5

First experience in an online course

 Yes

232

30.6

 No

527

69.4

Employment status

 Full time

351

46.2

 Part time

323

42.6

Computer skills

 Novice

72

9.5

 Intermediate

521

68.6

 Expert

166

21.9

Family responsibilities

 Not important

133

17.5

 Average important

236

31.1

 Very important

390

51.4