Table 1.
Demographic characteristics (sex, age, and social class) and TV exposure by country: The Pro Children study
|
Austria (n = 1616) |
Belgium (n = 1318) |
Denmark (n = 1844) |
Iceland (n = 1138) |
Netherlands (n = 1094) |
Norway (n = 1120) |
Portugal (n = 2040) |
Spain (n = 1272) |
Sweden (n = 1331) |
|
| Participation rate (%) | 95.3 | 84.5 | 92.0 | 88.7 | 79.7 | 89.5 | 98.4 | 94.7 | 84.2 |
| Sex: % girls | 53.0 | 46.1 | 49.1 | 47.8 | 53.8 | 49.6 | 53.1 | 46.4 | 50.0 |
| Age in years: mean; 98%CI | 11.0 10.97–11.03 |
11.5 11.43–11.49 |
11.4 11.36–11.41 |
11.3 11.24–11.30 |
11.7 11.67–11.75 |
11.3 11.27–11.34 |
11.5 11.47–11.51 |
11.4 11.39–11.45 |
11.4 11.35–11.41 |
|
Social class: % social class I-II |
22.7 | 28.4 | 26.6 | 26.5 | 23.5 | 26.4 | 17.9 | 25.8 | 24.9 |
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Regular TV viewing (hours per day): mean; 98%CI |
2.2 2.1–2.3 |
2.7 2.6–2.8 |
2.2 2.1–2.3 |
2.0 1.9–2.1 |
2.7 2.6–2.8 |
2.2 2.0–2.3 |
2.7 2.6–2.7 |
2.2 2.1–2.3 |
2.1 2.0–2.2 |
|
TV during dinner (days per week): mean; 98%CI |
2.8 2.7–3.0 |
2.9 2.7–3.0 |
2.3 2.2–2.5 |
4.7 4.5–4.9 |
2.5 2.3–2.7 |
1.9 1.7–2.1 |
5.5 5.4–5.7 |
4.8 4.6–5.0 |
2.8 2.6–2.9 |