Global Journal of Human-Social Science, A: Arts and Humanities, Volume 22 Issue 4

Figure 1: Age distribution If the level of education is taken into account, the data illustrates that 444 respondents have a higher level of education. This data concurs with how and by whom the questionnaire was applied (by a Facebook profile of higher education teachers). Table 1 allows us to affirm that there is a significant dependency between gender and the frequency of use of social networks since it has been verified that women use social networks more frequently (See Table 1). Table 1: Distribution of the frequency of use according to gender Gender Mexico N Mexico % Portugal N Portugal % Sample % Man 1-2 times a week 0 0.0% 7 2.3% 2% 3-5 times a week 3 2.1% 12 4.0% 4% Every day 50 35.5% 99 32.7% 37% Woman 1-2 times per week 2 1.4% 5 1.7% 2% 3-5 times a week 9 6.4% 10 3.3% 5% Every day 75 53.2% 169 55.8% 60% Chose not to answer 3-5 times a week 0 0.0% 1 0.3% 0% Every day 2 1.4% 0 0.0% 0% χ =7.586; ρ =0.022; the frequency of use of social networks is statistically associated with gender Women are more active than men on social networks. As can be seen, they use them more and are more participative than men, and spend a more significant number of hours using social media (See Table 2). The average connection time on a social network, for 58.0 % of respondents, is between 1 to 4 hours per day. Connected users between 4 to 6 hours per day, 75% correspond to female. Table 2: Distribution of the number of daily hours according to gender Gender Mexico Portugal Male/Female N Sample Male 53 118 171 444 less than 1 hour 6 35 24.0% 9.2% Between 1 to 2 hours 18 Four. Five 36.8% 14.2% Between 2 to 4 hours 18 26 25.7% 9.9% Between 4 to 6 hours 9 9 10.5% 4.1% More than 6 hours two 3 2.9% 1.1% Volume XXII Issue IV Version I 24 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 © 2022 Global Journals A Portugal and Mexico: An Analysis of Fake News in Times of Covid-19 Pandemic