Table 1 Sociodemographic, economic, and academic variables of the nursing students (n = 290)
Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 146 | 50.3 |
 Female | 144 | 49.7 |
Age (years) | ||
 ≥ 20 | 109 | 37.6 |
 < 20 | 181 | 62.4 |
Smoking status | ||
 Smoker | 59 | 20.3 |
 Nonsmoker | 231 | 79.7 |
Place where the student was born and raised | ||
 Occupied Palestinian territories | 214 | 73.8 |
 Palestinians living in Israeli areas | 76 | 26.2 |
Living area | ||
 Urban | 73 | 25.2 |
 Rural | 217 | 74.8 |
Need to commute to the university | ||
 Yes | 154 | 53.1 |
 No | 136 | 46.9 |
Living in a dormitory/residence | Â | Â |
 Yes | 136 | 46.9 |
 No | 154 | 53.1 |
Divorced/separated parents | ||
 Yes | 11 | 3.8 |
 No | 279 | 96.2 |
Parents' level of education | ||
 School | 208 | 71.7 |
 University | 82 | 28.3 |
Lived in a family-owned house/rented house | ||
 Family-owned house | 273 | 94.1 |
 Rented house | 17 | 5.9 |
The house had enough rooms per number of siblings | ||
 No | 170 | 58.6 |
 Yes | 120 | 41.4 |
Household income | ||
 Enough to cover everyday life expenses | 208 | 71.7 |
 Able to make some savings | 82 | 28.3 |
Worked a part-time job | ||
 Yes | 55 | 19.0 |
 No | 235 | 81.0 |
Presence of a chronic disease | ||
 Yes | 15 | 5.2 |
 No | 275 | 94.8 |
Experience addiction issue | ||
 Yes | 10 | 3.4 |
 No | 280 | 96.6 |
Academic year | ||
 First | 124 | 42.8 |
 Second | 67 | 23.1 |
 Third | 63 | 21.7 |
 Fourth | 36 | 12.4 |
Grade point average (GPA) | ||
 ≥ 2 | 112 | 38.6 |
 < 2 | 178 | 61.4 |
Study routine | ||
 Every day | 108 | 37.2 |
 Not every day | 180 | 62.1 |
Number of hours of social media connection | ||
 ≥ 9 | 267 | 92.1 |
 < 9 | 23 | 7.9 |