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. 2012 Jan 5;22(1):12–20. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20110019

Table 3. Sleep-wake pattern and media use by educational status among children in kindergarten, elementary school, and junior high school.

  Kindergarten Elementary school Junior high school P-valueb
  n (%) n (%) n (%)
Feeling upon awakening  
 good 213 (86.2) 877 (76.5) 389 (61.6)  
 bad 34 (13.8) 270 (23.5) 243 (38.5)  
 total 247 1147 632 <0.01
Time of awakening  
 <6:30 40 (16.2) 414 (36.3) 168 (26.6)  
 ≥6:30 207 (83.8) 726 (63.7) 464 (73.4)  
 total 247 1140 632 <0.01
Bedtime        
 <22:00 232 (93.9) 816 (71.1) 60 (9.5)  
 ≥22:00 15 (6.1) 331 (28.9) 572 (90.5)  
 total 247 1147 632 <0.01
Sleep duration        
 ≥8 h 244 (98.8) 432 (76.5) 177 (28.0)  
 <8 h 3 (1.2) 133 (23.5) 455 (72.0)  
 total 247 565 632 <0.01
Television        
 <2 h 166 (67.2) 786 (68.6) 292 (46.2)  
 ≥2 h 81 (32.8) 360 (31.4) 340 (53.8)  
 total 247 1146 632 <0.01
Video games        
 <30 min 221 (89.5) 731 (64.1) 411 (65.0)  
 ≥30 min 26 (10.5) 409 (35.9) 221 (35.0)  
 total 247 1140 632 <0.01
Personal computera  
 <30 min 1007 (88.0) 437 (69.2)  
 ≥30 min 138 (12.1) 195 (30.9)  
 total 1145 632 <0.01
Cellular phonea        
 <30 min 1096 (95.6) 526 (83.2)  
 ≥30 min 51 (4.5) 106 (16.8)  
 total 1147 632 <0.01

aThis question was intended for elementary and junior high school students.

bThe chi-square test was performed.