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. 2012 Oct 18;9:126. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-126

Table 3.

` by “Where”, “With whom”, “TV on”, “At table”, by age groups, excluding “Not specified” responses

  All ages
1.5-3y
4-6y
7-10y
p-trend*
n % n % n % n %
Where
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At home
12,020
72.9
4,835
80.3
3,315
68.6
3,870
68.8
<0.001
At school
1,466
8.9
-----
-----
669
13.9
775
13.8
<0.001
Friend's and relative's house
893
5.4
299
5.0
251
5.2
343
6.1
0.007
Care outside home (& school)
495
3.0
400
6.6
83
1.7
-----
-----
<0.001
Other eateries
340
2.1
111
1.8
106
2.2
129
2.3
0.036
Other places
1,265
7.7
376
6.2
407
8.4
510
9.1
<0.001
With whom
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Parents
4,422
31.0
2,528
47.5
958
23.3
936
19.4
<0.001
Parents and siblings
3,816
26.8
1,051
19.8
1,308
31.8
1,457
30.2
<0.001
Adult relatives and friends
2,849
20.0
1,118
21.0
807
19.6
924
19.2
0.018
Alone
1,077
7.6
222
4.2
294
7.1
561
11.6
<0.001
Carer and other children/others
358
2.5
216
4.1
95
2.3
47
1.0
<0.001
Friends
1,742
12.2
186
3.5
656
15.9
900
18.7
<0.001
TV on
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
5,217
39.5
2,139
43.5
1,412
37.0
1,666
37.1
--
No
8,002
60.5
2,776
56.5
2,405
63.0
2,821
62.9
<0.001
At table
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
7,056
55.1
2,495
52.5
2,163
58.6
2,398
55.0
--
No 5,748 44.9 2,254 47.5 1,530 41.4 1,964 45.0 <0.001

* Nonparametric test for trend across ordered groups was used to test if a trend existed in the distribution of each category and age group of children.