Table 2 Demographic and Twitter use characteristics of sample.
From: Using language in social media posts to study the network dynamics of depression longitudinally
|  | Full Sample N = 946 | No Depressive Episode N = 388 | Depressive Episode N = 558 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Twitter Behaviour | ||||
    Tweets | 356.1 (581.4) | 306.1 (517.2) | 390.8 (620.2) | 0.03* |
    Retweets | 276.0 (494.1) | 246.7 (468.0) | 296.5 (510.8) | 0.13 |
    Likes | 1097.7 (1062.7) | 983.4 (996.6) | 1177.2 (1100.2) | 0.006** |
Recruitment Type (% Paid) | 680 (71.9%) | 274 (70.6%) | 406 (72.8%) | 0.52a |
Word count per day | 131.6 (127.7) | 115.2 (114.8) | 143.1 (134.9) | 0.001** |
Age (years) | 29.6 (10.6) | 30.8 (11.3) | 28.7 (10.1) | 0.002 |
Gender | ||||
    Male | 304 (32.1%) | 147 (37.9%) | 157 (28.1%) | <0.001***a |
    Female | 617 (65.2%) | 240 (61.9%) | 377 (67.6%) | – |
    Transgender Male | 6 (0.6%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (1.1%) | – |
    Transgender Female | 1 (0.1%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0%) | – |
    Non-Binary | 15 (1.6%) | 0 (0%) | 15 (2.7%) | – |
    Other | 3 (0.3%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (0.5%) | – |
Country | ||||
    Ireland | 44 (4.7%) | 24 (6.2%) | 20 (3.4%) | 0.15a |
    United Kingdom | 339 (35.8%) | 147 (37.9%) | 192 (34.4%) | – |
    United States | 480 (50.7%) | 188 (48.5%) | 292 (52.3%) | – |
    Canada | 42 (4.4%) | 13 (3.4%) | 29 (5.2%) | – |
    Australia | 15 (1.6%) | 4 (1.0%) | 11 (2.0%) | – |
    Other | 25 (2.6%) | 12 (3.1%) | 14 (2.5%) | – |
Education | ||||
    Less than high school | 16 (1.7%) | 4 (1.0%) | 12 (2.2%) | <0.001***a |
    High school | 190 (20.1%) | 66 (17.0%) | 124 (22.2%) |  |
    Some university | 317 (33.5%) | 108 (27.8%) | 209 (37.5%) | – |
    Bachelor’s degree | 285 (30.1%) | 142 (36.6%) | 143 (25.6%) | – |
    Master’s degree | 104 (11.0%) | 53 (13.7%) | 51 (9.1%) | – |
    Professional degree | 15 (1.6%) | 4 (1.0%) | 11 (2.0%) | – |
    Doctorate | 19 (2.0%) | 11 (2.8%) | 8 (1.4%) | – |
Currently Employed (% Yes) | 458 (48.4%) | 204 (52.6%) | 254 (45.5%) | 0.04*a |
Physician diagnosed depression (% Yes) | 432 (45.7%) | 76 (19.6%) | 356 (63.8%) | <0.001***a |
