Table 1 Ordinal 5-category screen based media variables constructed from MARCA data
| Â | N | % | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(h/wk) | (h/wk) | |||
Computer-general use | ||||
  1 | 313 | 48.7 | 0 | 0 |
  2 | 68 | 59.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
  3 | 87 | 13.5 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
  4 | 91 | 14.2 | 2.1 | 4.0 |
  5 | 84 | 13.1 | 4.1 | 71.6 |
Computer-email | ||||
  1 | 491 | 76.4 | 0 | 0 |
  2 | 44 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
  3 | 36 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
  4 | 32 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 7.0 |
  5 | 40 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 27.9 |
Computer-graphics | ||||
  1 | 553 | 86.0 | 0 | 0 |
  2 | 16 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
  3 | 35 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
  4 | 17 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
  5 | 22 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 9.4 |
Computer-internet | ||||
  1 | 390 | 60.6 | 0 | 0 |
  2 | 72 | 11.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
  3 | 53 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
  4 | 63 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
  5 | 65 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 32.3 |
Computer-word processing | ||||
  1 | 532 | 82.7 | 0 | 0 |
  2 | 36 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
  3 | 21 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
  4 | 17 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
  5 | 37 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 10.9 |
Computer-games | ||||
  1 | 342 | 53.2 | 0 | 0 |
  2 | 90 | 14.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
  3 | 60 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 4.0 |
  4 | 66 | 10.3 | 4.1 | 8.0 |
  5 | 85 | 13.2 | 8.1 | 82.5 |
Non-computer games^ | ||||
  1 | 412 | 64.1 | 0 | 0 |
  2 | 57 | 8.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
  3 | 53 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
  4 | 65 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 7.0 |
  5 | 56 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 43.0 |
Television | ||||
  1 | 66 | 10.3 | 0 | 6.0 |
  2 | 103 | 16.0 | 6.1 | 10.0 |
  3 | 308 | 47.9 | 10.1 | 23.0 |
  4 | 101 | 15.7 | 23.1 | 32.0 |
  5 | 65 | 10.1 | 32.0 | 56.8 |