Table 1 Parent and child descriptive demographics and screen media use characteristics
Variables | Statistic (n = 311) |
|---|---|
Parent/Child Characteristics | |
Parent gender, n(%) | |
Female | 293 (94.21) |
Male | 18 (5.79) |
Parent age, mean(SD) | 37.54 (8.39) |
Child gender, n(%) | |
Female | 131 (42.12) |
Male | 180 (57.88) |
Child age, mean(SD) | 9.14 (2.42) |
Parent education, n(%) | |
<High School | 20 (6.43 %) |
High School/GED | 34 (10.93 %) |
Technical School/Some College | 106 (34.09 %) |
College Graduate | 77 (24.76 %) |
Graduate Study | 74 (23.79 %) |
Total household income, n(%) | |
<=$19 k | 31 (9.97 %) |
$20 k-$49 k | 98 (31.51 %) |
> = 50 k | 170 (54.66 %) |
Unknown/No answer | 12 (3.86 %) |
Child Race, n(%) | |
White | 80 (25.72 %) |
African-American | 46 (14.79 %) |
Hispanic | 142 (45.66 %) |
Other | 43 (13.83 %) |
Child’s Screen use in hours,† mean (SD) | |
Weekday TV & DVD viewing | 2.39 (2.48) |
Weekend TV & DVD viewing | 3.95 (2.37) |
Weekday all other screen media use | 2.10 (2.78) |
Weekend all other screen media use | 3.18 (2.92) |
Parent’s Screen use in hours,† mean (SD) | |
Weekday TV & DVD viewing | 2.28 (1.96) |
Weekend TV & DVD viewing | 3.37 (2.3) |
Weekday all other screen media use | 2.06 (2.21) |
Weekend all other screen media use | 2.11 (2.02) |