Table 2.
Media presence in bedrooms shown as percentages, and computer use and TV viewing shown as means (hh:mm/day) and standard deviations (SD) (hh:mm) among Finnish schoolchildren in 2006 (n = 327–353)†
| % or mean | SD | Difference between genders, p-values* | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Girls (n = 163–181)† |
|
|
|
| Computer in bedroom yes % |
28 |
|
|
| Television in bedroom yes % |
29 |
|
|
|
Boys (n = 161–172)† |
|
|
|
| Computer in bedroom yes % |
57 |
|
|
| Television in bedroom yes % |
48 |
|
|
|
All (n = 327–353)† |
|
|
|
| Computer in bedroom yes % |
43 |
|
≤0.001 |
| Television in bedroom yes % |
39 |
|
≤0.001 |
|
Girls (n = 178–181)† |
|
|
|
| Computer use (hh:mm/day) |
0:49 |
0:52 |
|
| Television viewing (hh:mm/day) |
1:18 |
0:58 |
|
|
Boys (n = 169–172)† |
|
|
|
| Computer use (hh:mm/day) |
1:11 |
1:02 |
|
| Television viewing (hh:mm/day) |
1:15 |
0:56 |
|
|
All (n = 348–353)† |
|
|
|
| Computer use (hh:mm/day) |
0:59 |
0:58 |
≤0.001 |
| Television viewing (hh:mm/day) | 1:17 | 0:57 |
† Range of respondents in the analyses.
*Chi-square test for media presence and independent samples t-test for computer use and TV viewing.