Authors : Hadi Hussein Madhi, Ali Dhahir Mohsin, Nsaif Jasim Hadi and Thulfiqar Abd
Abstract: Social media are interactive, computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and exchange of ideas, information, professional skills and other forms of expression across virtual communities and networks to estimate the social media technology using among population. Across sectional study with analytic element conducted during period from first of April to the end of July 2018 in Misan city, Iraq. Data that selected randomly was collected by direct interview using questionnaire. The information included demographics characteristics, account, type of social media, type of network connection, date of getting account, effect of social media and duration of usage. The analysis of data was carried out using the available Statistical Packages for Social Science; Version 20.0 (SPSS-20.0). Statistical significance was considered whenever the p-value was #0.05. A total study sample was 430 participate, from these 403 (94%) participate was had or used a social media. The study revealed that 21% (84) of participated was used Facebook while 71% (287) of participated used combination social media (Facebook with other technique). Most of those who used social media were male 73% (295) and only 20% of them used Facebook while in female the usage rate of Facebook was 23%. Our study showed that about 195 (48.4%) of participated were in age group 20-29 years, only 23 of them used Facebook alone and 3/4 of them used combination social media most of social media user were student and employee (165, 169) but most Facebook user was employee. The study showed that there was a statistical significant association between variables, age, education marital status, occupation, duration of using, daily using and effect of social media. The study was concluded that a high social media using rate in Misan city population.
Hadi Hussein Madhi, Ali Dhahir Mohsin, Nsaif Jasim Hadi and Thulfiqar Abd, 2018. Social Media Networking Site Usage Demographics. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 13: 10571-10576.