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Table 1 Nursing students’ sociodemographic characteristics

From: Psychometric evaluation of the Arabic version of the higher education inventory scale for nursing students

Students’ characteristics

N

%

Age (M = 20.02, SD = 1.12)

Gender

 Male

97

27.32

 Female

258

72.68

Family Monthly Income

 Very low income

222

62.54

 Low income

115

32.39

 Medium to high income

18

5.07

Academic year

 First year

60

16.90

 Second year

222

62.54

 Third year

41

11.55

 Fourth year

32

9.01

Number of courses enrolled in

 Four courses

55

15.49

 Five courses

169

47.61

 Six courses

90

25.35

 Seven courses

41

11.55

Clinical courses/Lab

 Yes

338

95.21

 No

17

4.89

Type of electronic device

 Smart phone

300

84.51

 Other (Desktop Computer, laptop, tablet)

55

15.49

Internet service type

 Prepaid package

215

60.56

 Home internet with limited download

82

23.10

 Others (Home internet with unlimited download, Fiber,….)

58

16.34

Is purchasing internet services a financial burden?

 Yes

299

84.23

 No

56

15.77

Do you have your own space to study at home?

 Yes

142

40

 No

213

60

  1. M Mean, SD Standard deviation