Note:

Data was imported using R studio and converted into a format that can be manipulated (dataframe)

Demographic Data

Race

Notes:/ - Native American, Pacific Islander and Other omitted due to zero responses - one student identified as all displayed in pie chart - 5 students identified as 2 races - 96 students identified as one

Gender

Note:/ - There are about 1.68 times the number of female than males who took this survey

Age

Note:/ - Mean age is 18.33 years old and median is 17 years old. Max age is 55 years old with the youngest being 14.

Education

Notes - All students completed at least high school - 3 students did not answer

Internet Access

Question: Do you have regular access to the internet?

NOTES: - 96.36 % of students who took this survey reported having internet access - 3 students did not answer and 1 student indicated no internet access

Devices

Question: What devices do participants use to access the internet?

Notes: - I wonder if students felt limted to the choices given because “other” was left blank and omitted here

Shared Devices

Question: Do you share the devices used to access the internet with others??

Notes: - All participants have access to a device

Assumption: 0 = no sharing; 1 = sharing
0 participants said they use devices other than the ones that you see here

Screen Time

Question One

On average, how much time do you spend on a digital device on a weekly basis?

Note:/ - Most participants expressed that they spend more than 10 hours a week on a device - Close to 13 of the participants expressed that they spend more than 30 hours on a device per week

Question Two

What percentage of your time on digital devices would you consider to be productive?

Note: - Less than 1% of participants expressed that they are productive 90% of the time they are on a device - About half participants felt they were productive only 50% of the time while they are on a device

Question Three

What device do you spend the most time on?

Note: - Cell Phones are the most popula device amoung participants

Question Four

What activities do you engage in on your devices the most?

Note: - Half of the participants felt they use their devices mainly for entertainment - Using devices for work related purposes was a very distant second best

Question Five

Does your screen time limit your physical activity?

Note:/ - Assumption 0 is No and 1 is Yes - More people felt that devices hinder physical activity

Other

Note: - The following are open-ended questions that are still bieng processed

Since the COVID 19 outbreak began many of our regular activities have shifted to the digital space or ceased all together. How have these changes impacted how you spend time on digital spaces? (open-ended)

How has your perspective toward online activities changed as a result of your experiences with online learning?(Open-ended)/

Digital Technology and Mental Health

Note: - Question One is open-ended and still being processed

Questions Two

Are you satisfied with your mental health?

Note:/ - Most people expressed that they are somewhat satisfied or less with their mental health

Question Three

Are you satisfied with your physical health?

Notes: - one participant did not answer - Most people expressed that they are somewhat satisfied or less with their physical health

Question Four

Do you ever wish you were somebody else?

Note:/ - About half the participants reported feeling like someone else Sometimes or Often - It is important to note that the wording of “sometimes” and “often” is relative and not quantitative

Question Five

Do you ever feel insecure while scrolling through social media?

Note: - Most participants reported feeling insecure while scrolling through social media

Question Six

Do you believe that online communities can be used to help youth overcome challenges related to their physical health?

Question Seven

Do you believe that online communities can be used to help youth overcome challenges related to their mental health?

Question Eight

Short answer still processing

Question Nine

Are there any online spaces or communities that you believe had a positive impact on your self esteem and overall mental health?

Note:/ - Most students reported that online space have a positive impact on their menatl health

Question Ten

Do you belong to an online community centered around things that interest you?

Question Eleven

Have you ever connected with someone in a non-digital space after meeting them online?

Notes: - Assuming 0 is no and 1 is yes - 3 NA values omitted

Question Twelve

Do you prefer meeting people face to face or interacting over the internet?

Notes: - 1 NA value omitted - Most participants prefer to meet people in person - Follow-up question open ended and still processing

meetPref <- dataMerge %>%
  select(ID, meetPeople) %>%
  mutate(meetPeople = na_if(meetPeople, "")) %>%
  drop_na()

#table(dataMerge$meetPeople)


ggplot(meetPref) + 
  geom_bar(aes(x = meetPeople, fill = as.factor(meetPeople), na.rm = TRUE)) +
  scale_fill_discrete(name = "Key", labels = c("Meeting people face to face",  "No preference", "Online interactions")) +
  labs(y = "# of Students", title = "Meeting Preference ") +
  theme(plot.title = element_text(hjust = 0.5), axis.title.x=element_blank(), axis.text.x=element_blank()) +
  geom_text(aes(x = "Meeting people face to face", y = 20, label = c("63.64%"))) +
  geom_text(aes(x = "Online interactions", y = 20, label = c("11.82%"))) +
  geom_text(aes(x = "No preference", y = 20, label = c("24.55%")))

## Warning: Ignoring unknown aesthetics: na.rm

Question Fourteen

Do you feel supported by your friends and family in the non-digital space?

Note: - Most participants felt supported by friends and family - Follow-up question open ended and still processing

Question Sixteen

Do you prefer non-digital resources or online resources when it comes to addressing your mental health needs?

Notes: -2 NAs omitted - Most participants prefer non-digital resources - Follow-up question open ended and still processing

Question Eighteen

Do you prefer non-digital resources or online resources when it comes to addressing your physical health needs?

Notes: - 2 NA values omitted - Most participants prefer non-digital resources - Follow-up question open ended and still processing

## Warning: Ignoring unknown aesthetics: na.rm

Digital Propaganda

Notes: - Questions 1 and 2 are omitted due to short answer questions still being processed

Question Three

Do you think the things you see on the internet can influence your behavior?

Notes: - Assuming 0 is NO and 1 is Yes - most people think the internet does influence behavior

Question Four

Do you use social media?

Notes: - 3 NAs omitted - Most participants use social media

B

At what age did you start using social media?

NOTE: - 6 NAS omitted - It is interesting to note that the data in normally distributed and may be used to extract some statistics

C

How many social media accounts do you have?

Notes: - 7 NAs omitted - It is interesting to note that the data seems to have a symmetrical shape and may be used to extract some statistics

Question Five

In online spaces, where do you learn about current events?

Note: - One thing that I noticed what that in the “other” category there were a number of different preferences

Question Six

Which of the following reasons would increase the chances of you sharing the online content with others?

Note: - Most people use social media to raise awareness then entertainment

Question Seven

How often do you fact-check the things you see on the internet?

Notes: - 1 NA omitted - Follow up question omitted due to short answer still processing - People don’t normally fact check information

Question Eight

How well do you trust the information you receive on the internet?

Notes: - 1 NA removed - Most people do not trust the internet, but according to the data above, they do not normally fact check - Two follow up question omitted due to short answer still processing

Question Nine

Have you ever come across “fake news” on the internet?

Notes: - 2 NA values omitted - Three follow up question omitted due to short answer still processing - most people know of and have seen fake news

Healthy Digital Futures Survey Report

Layla Quinones

9/8/2020

Demographic Data

Race

Gender

Age

Education

Internet Access

Devices

Shared Devices

Screen Time

Question One

Question Two

Question Three

Question Four

Question Five

Other

Digital Technology and Mental Health

Questions Two

Question Three

Question Four

Question Five

Question Six

Question Seven

Question Eight

Question Nine

Question Ten

Question Eleven

Question Twelve

Question Fourteen

Question Sixteen

Question Eighteen

Digital Propaganda

Question Three

Question Four

A. what is your primary reason for using social media?

B

C

Question Five

Question Six

Question Seven

Question Eight

Question Nine