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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the analytic sample: Mean (SD) or %

From: The home electronic media environment and parental safety concerns: relationships with outdoor time after school and over the weekend among 9–11 year old children

 

Total Sample (N = 462)

Boys

(N = 208)

Girls

(N = 254)

Age

10.9 (0.5)

10.9 (0.4)

10.9 (0.5)

SES (Highest parental education)

 Low (GCSEs or less)

29.0

24.5

32.7

 High (A Levels/University Degree)

71.0

75.5

67.3

Outdoor Time (all categories)

 After school

   

  0 h/day

21.4

16.4

25.6

  1 h/day

26.4

28.4

24.8

  2 h/day

26.4

28.4

24.8

  3 h/day

14.3

14.4

14.2

  4 h/day

7.4

8.7

6.3

  5 h/day

4.1

3,9

4.3

 Weekend

  0 h/day

4.1

2.9

5.1

  1 h/day

11.3

8.7

13.4

  2 h/day

22.7

24.0

21.7

  3 h/day

22.1

21.2

22.8

  4 h/day

20.4

23.1

18.1

  5 h/day

19.5

20.2

18.9

 Outdoor Time (using cut-offs)

  After school (>  1 h/d)

52.2

55.3

49.6

  Weekend (>  2 h/d)

61.9

64.4

59.8

 TV Viewing: School day / Weekend

  Low

54.1 / 28.6

54.3 / 33.2

53.9 / 24.8

  Medium

30.7 / 54.6

28.4 / 48.1

32.7 / 59.8

  High

15.2 / 16.9

17.3 / 18.8

13.4 / 15.4

 Computer use: School day / Weekend

  Low

22.9 / 13.6

16.4 / 10.1

28.4 / 16.5

  Medium

50.9 / 44.2

45.2 / 32.7

55.5 / 53.5

  High

26.2 / 42.2

38.5 / 57.2

16.1 / 29.9

 Media access

  Low (1 or no electronic devices)

13.0

14.9

11.4

  Average (2–4 electronic devices)

70.8

63.5

76.8

  High (5 or 6 electronic devices)

16.2

21.6

11.8

Crime-related safety concerns score

1.1 (0.6)

1.0 (0.6)

1.2 (0.7)

Traffic-related safety concerns score

1.3 (0.5)

1.4 (0.5)

1.3 (0.5)

  1. GCSEs General Certificate for Secondary Education, SES socioeconomic status, TV television
  2. School day TV viewing categories: Low = < 2 h/d; Medium = 2 h/d; High = ≥ 3 h/d. Weekend TV viewing categories: Low = < 2 h/d; Medium = 2–3 h/d; High = ≥ 4 h/d. School and Weekend Computer categories: Low = None; Medium = < 2 h/d; High = ≥ 2 h/d