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Table 1 Characteristics of participants included in the overall analysis

From: Screen viewing behavior and sleep duration among children aged 2 and below

 

Total (n = 714)

0–6 month

(n = 321)

7–24 months

(n = 393)

N

%

%

%

Sex

 Male

393

55.0

53.6

56.2

 Female

321

45.0

46.4

43.8

Race

 Chinese

419

58.7

57.3

59.8

 Malay

193

27.0

27.1

27.0

 Indian

80

11.2

12.2

10.4

 Others

22

3.1

3.4

2.8

Parent marital status

 Married

700

98.0

98.1

98.0

 Single

14

2.0

1.9

2.0

Father education

 Primary/secondary

147

20.6

17.8

22.9

 Post-secondary and abovea

567

79.4

82.2

77.1

Mother education

 Primary/secondary

173

24.2

22.7

25.4

 Post-secondary and above

541

75.8

77.3

74.6

Caregiver

 Parent

524

73.4

80.4

67.7

 Relative/othersb

190

26.6

19.6

32.3

Housing

 Government housing (1–3 rooms)

138

19.3

21.2

17.8

 Government housing 4 rooms

329

46.1

42.4

49.1

 Government housing ≥5 rooms

216

30.3

33.3

27.7

 Condominium/landed property

31

4.3

3.1

5.3

Sleep in hour (Mean, SD)

714

13.9(3.5)

15.6(3.9)

12.4(2.2)

  1. aIncluding post-secondary, diploma and professional qualification, university and post-graduate
  2. bIncluding siblings, relatives, home helpers and others