Demographic variables | Screen time (min/day) | Television (min/day) | Video/computer games (min/day) |
---|---|---|---|
β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | |
Toddlers’ characteristics | |||
 Age (months) | 10.1 (3.2, 17.1)** | 8.6 (1.8, 15.4)** | 2.0 ( −0.7, 4.7) |
 Sex | |||
  Males | Reference | Reference | Reference |
  Females | 23.9 (−3.5, 51.4)* | 22.7 (-4.0, 49.5)* | −1.7 (-9.0, 12.4) |
 Race/Ethnicity | |||
  European-Canadian/Caucasian | Reference | Reference | Reference |
  Other | 65.7 (39.6, 91.8)** | 55.3 (29.3, 81.3)** | 19.5 (9.1, 30.0)** |
 Main type of child care | |||
  Parental | Reference | Reference | Reference |
  Child care center | −63.1 (-103.2, -23.1)** | −49.2 (-88.7, -9.7)** | −19.6 (-35.1, -4.2)** |
  Day home | −34.0 (-75.1, 7.1) | −8.3 (-48.9, 32.2) | −21.9 (-37.7, -6.0)** |
  Other | −22.5 (-55.6, 10.6) | −12.6 (-45.3, 20.0) | −14.6 (-27.4, -1.8)** |
 Number of siblings | |||
  None | Reference | Reference | Reference |
  1 | 6.8 (-23.7, 37.2) | 12.5 (-17.1, 42.0) | −4.7 (-16.3, 7.0) |
   ≥ 2 | 4.5 (-35.7, 44.7) | −6.5 (-45.6, 32.5) | 9.4 (-6.0, 24.8) |
Parental characteristics | |||
 Age (years) | −1.9 (-4.9, 1.0) | −0.7 (-3.6, 2.2) | −0.7 (-1.9, 0.4) |
 Sex | |||
  Male | Reference | Reference | Reference |
  Female | 12.0 (-29.5, 53.4) | 9.2 (-31.2, 49.6) | 7.0 (-9.0, 23.0) |
 Marital status | |||
  Not married | Reference | Reference | Reference |
  Married | −17.8 (-53.6, 18.0) | −22.6 (-57.4, 12.2) | −5.9 (-19.7, 8.0) |
 Country of birth | |||
  Canada | Reference | Reference | Reference |
  Other | 57.0 (26.7, 87.4)** | 46.1 (16.1, 76.1)** | 21.6 (9.8, 33.3)** |
 Highest level of education | |||
  Post-graduate | Reference | Reference | Reference |
  University | 17.8 (-18.3, 53.9) | 19.7 (-15.4, 54.8) | −3.7 (-17.7, 10.3 |
  Community/Technical college | 9.0 (-30.6, 48.6) | 7.1 (-31.4, 45.7) | −4.6 (-20.0, 10.8 |
  High school (grades 9-12) | 31.2 (-18.8, 81.1) | 31.3 (-17.3, 79.9) | −3.8 (-23.3, 15.6 |
 Household income (n = 142) | |||
   > $100,000 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
  $50,001 to $100,000 | 52.4 (23.2, 81.5)** | 45.5 (16.8, 74.3)** | 13.6 (1.9, 25.3)** |
   ≤ $50,000 | 58.1 (13.1, 103.1)** | 49.2 (4.8, 93.6)** | 19.2 (1.1, 37.3)** |