Table 1: Socio-demographics characteristic among Internet Addict and normal students (N=1,189).
IA= Internet Addiction, Problematic internet use,
Normal = None Addiction or Non-problematic internet use
| Variable | IA | Normal | *p-value |
| | N=236 | N=953 | |
| Nationality | Qatari | 168(712) | 676(70.9) | 0.339 |
| Non-Qatari | 68(28.8) | 277(29.1) | |
| Sex | Male | 133(56.4) | 463(48.6) | 0.035 |
| Female | 103(43.6) | 490(51.4) | |
| Age in Years | <15 years | 96 (40.7) | 459(48.2) | 0.041 |
| >15 years | 140(59.3) | 494(51.8) | |
| Level of Education | Intermediate | 143(60.6) | 578(60.8) | 0.763 |
| Secondary | 93(39.4) | 374(39.2) | |
| Rank of Student in School Exam | Very Good | 65(27.5) | 247(25.9) | 0.001 |
| Good | 77(32.6) | 400(42.0) | |
| Average | 77(32.6) | 282(29.6) | |
| Poor | 17(7.2) | 34(2.5) | |
| Father’s Education | Illiterate (no formal schooling) | 9(5.5) | 40(4.2) | 0.616 |
| Primary | 17(13.0) | 98(10.3) | |
| Intermediate | 40(20.9) | 157(16.5) | |
| Secondary | 70(28.1) | 290(30.4) | |
| University | 100(32.4) | 368(38..6) | |
| Father’s Occupation | Not Working / retired | 15(6.4) | 54(5.7) | 0.835 |
| Sedentary/ Professional | 87(36.9) | 372(39.0) | |
| Manual/Clerk | 18(7.6) | 89(9.3) | |
| Business man | 64(27.1) | 24(25.8) | |
| Government Officer | 52(22.0) | 192(20.1) | |
| Mother’s Education | Illiterate | 32(13.6) | 152(15.9) | 0.070 |
| Primary | 31(13.1) | 183(19.2) | |
| Intermediate | 59(25.0) | 214(22.5) | |
| Secondary | 72(30.5) | 226(23.7) | |
| University | 42(17.8) | 178(18.7) | |
| Mother’s Occupation | House wife | 88(35.6) | 334(35.0) | 0.576 |
| Sedentary/Professional | 48(20.8) | 235(24.7) | |
| Manual/Clerk | 52(22.9) | 190(20.6) | |
| Business Woman | 48(20.8) | 188(19.7) | |
| Family Income | Low | 161(25.9) | 323(33.9) | 0.032 |
| Medium | 102(43.2) | 396(41.6) | |
| High | 73(30.9) | 234(24.6) | |