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Table 1 Toddlers’ and parental demographic characteristics

From: Demographic correlates of screen time and objectively measured sedentary time and physical activity among toddlers: a cross-sectional study

Demographic variables

(n = 149)

Toddlers’ characteristics

 Age (months)

19.0 (±1.9)

 Sex

 Male

78 (52.4%)

 Female

71 (47.6%)

Race/Ethnicity

 European-Canadian/Caucasian

89 (59.7%)

 Other

60 (40.3%)

Main type of child care

 Parental

48 (32.2%)

 Child care center

26 (17.5%)

 Day home

24 (16.1%)

 Other

51 (34.2%)

Number of siblings

 None

61 (40.9%)

 1

63 (42.3%)

  ≥ 2

25 (16.8%)

Parental characteristics

 Age (years)

33.7 (±4.7)

 Sex

 Male

19 (12.8%)

 Female

130 (87.3%)

Marital status

 Not married

27 (18.1%)

 Married

122 (81.9%)

Country of birth

 Canada

111 (74.5%)

 Other

38 (25.5%)

Highest level of education

 Post-graduate

35 (23.5%)

 University

59 (39.6%)

 Community/Technical college

38 (25.5%)

 High school (grades 9 –12)

17 (11.4%)

Household income (n = 142)

  > $100,000

70 (49.3%)

 $50,001 to $100,000

56 (39.4%)

  ≤ $50,000

16 (11.3%)

  1. Values represent mean (standard deviation) for continuous values, and frequency and percentage for categorical values