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Table 2 Listening habits as measured by the smartphone application (n = 311), and postal questionnaire (n = 237)

From: A smartphone application to objectively monitor music listening habits in adolescents

 

Smartphone application

Postal questionnaire

Characteristic, n (%)

n = 311

n = 237

Listening days a weeka

 Never

29 (9.3)

26 (11.0)

 1–2 days a week

134 (43.1)

56 (23.6)

 3–4 days a week

95 (30.5)

64 (27.0)

  ≥ 5 days a week

53 (17.0)

91 (38.4)

Listening time a dayb

  < 30 min

193 (62.1)

 30 min- 1 h

56 (18.0)

 1–2 h

35 (11.3)

 2–3 h

16 (5.1)

 3–4 h

7 (2.3)

  > 4 h

4 (1.3)

Listening time on listening days

  < 30 min

70 (22.5)

58 (24.5)

 30 min- 1 h

58 (18.6)

82 (34.6)

 1–2 h

102 (32.8)

60 (25.3)

 2–3 h

37 (11.9)

22 (9.3)

 3–4 h

28 (9.0)

8 (3.4)

  > 4 h

16 (5.1)

7 (3.0)

Listening level

  < 25%

0 (0.0)

8 (3.4)

 25%

53 (17.0)

29 (12.2)

 50%

140 (45.0)

113 (47.7)

 75%

75 (24.1)

42 (17.7)

 100%

14 (4.5)

7 (3.0)

 Unknown

29 (9.3)

38 (16.0)

  1. a No rounding was applied when calculating the number of listening days a week. If a participant exceeded the upper limit of a category, the participant was included in the next category. For example, when a participant listened on average 2.4 days a week it was considered as 3 days.
  2. b Outcome measure not included in the postal questionnaire