Table 3 Users’ characteristics by dataset
From: Exploring the vaccine conversation on TikTok in Italy: beyond classic vaccine stances
|  | Top videos (n = 510) | Vaccine sceptics (n = 29) | Total (n = 539) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 268 | 54.6% | 16 | 61.5% | 284 | 54.9% |
Female | 186 | 37.9% | 4 | 15.4% | 190 | 36.8% |
Other (profiles from organisations, families etc.) | 37 | 7.5% | 6 | 23.1% | 43 | 8.3% |
User’s profession |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Healthcare professional | 71 | 13.9% | 1 | 3.6% | 72 | 13.4% |
Media and journalism | 18 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 3.3% |
Other | 421 | 82.5% | 27 | 96.4% | 448 | 83.3% |
User’s followers, median (IQR) | 16153.5 (2947–59,300) | 1022 (162–3503) | 14,600 (2581–48,300) | |||