Staying informed, in touch and ‘in sync’ with society during times of crisis: The smartphone use of Flemish adults during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Data description
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| Variable | Description |
| ------ | ----------- |
| date | date in format `dd/mm/yyyy` |
| mean_duration_min | mean duration (in minutes) per person per time period |
| mean_session | average amount of sessions per person per time period, one session starts when activating the smartphone and ends when the screen get disabled |
| mean_notification | mean apps opened by tapping on a notification per time period |
| category | app category, used in combined graphs |
| mean_appevents | average amount of apps opened per person, per time period |
| startTime | datetime in format `dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm:ss` |
| session_pct_long | percentage of daily sessions per person longer than five minutes |
| appevents_pct_long | percentage of daily appevents per person longer than five minutes |
Data annotations
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| Date | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| 01/03/2020 | first case on Belgian ground |
| 11/03/2020 | first Belgian death |
| 12/03/2020 | first set of lockdown measures |
| 12/03/2020 17:00:00 | security council |
| 12/03/2020 22:30:00 | press conference first set of lockdown measures |
| 18/03/2020 | second set of lockdown measures |