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Table 1 Summary statistics

From: Lost in mobile? Exploring the mobile internet digital divide among Chinese college students

 

Variable

Mean

SD

Device access

Internet access (1 = mobile-reliant; 0 = non-mobile-reliant)

0.66

0.48

Sociodemographic

Gender (1 = female; 0 = male)

0.58

0.49

FGCS (1 = first-generation college students; 0 = Non-FGCS)

0.69

0.46

Residence (1 = urban; 0 = rural)

0.45

0.50

Allowance (1 = low; 2 = middle;3 = high)

2.25

0.67

Internet skills

Skill

2.42

0.62

Internet use duration

Duration at school

5.17

2.67

Duration at home during school breaks

6.71

3.21

Types of Internet usage

Common usage

4.02

0.72

Self-actualization

1.91

0.96

Leisure

2.31

1.33

Generic information

2.75

1.00

Specific information

3.08

0.98

Capital-enhancing information

1.56

0.86

Education

3.23

0.77

Property

2.59

0.61

Following Feeds

3.36

0.97

Engaging with others

1.32

0.87

Creating content

2.40

1.01