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Table 1 Participant Demographics

From: ‘I tried to take my phone off my daughter, and i got hit in the face’: a qualitative study of parents’ challenges with adolescents’ screen use and a toolbox of their tips

 

Number

Percent

N

33

-

Gender

  

Female

26

79

Male

7

21

Parent Details

  

Age

34–58 (M = 48 years)

 

Ethnicity

  

NZ European

22

66

Māori

5

15

Other

6

18

Child Details

  

Age

13–17* (M = 14 years)

-

Devices Used

  

Smartphone

26

79

Computer

23

70

Tablet

12

36

Video-game

11

33

Other

2

6

  1. Note: * Study criteria were parents of children aged 13 to 16 years; one child had turned 17 years in the time between recruitment and interview
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BMC Public Health

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