Table 3.
Time engaged in different activities using various electronic devices in prior 24 hours
| Item [number of the 768 cases with data] | none n (%) |
5-30 min n (%) |
30-60 min n (%) |
1-3 hours n (%) |
>3hours n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TALKING ON PHONE | |||||
| fixed telephone [761] | 539 (70.8%) | 193 (25.4%) | 20 (2.6%) | 5 (0.7%) | 4 (0.5%) |
| mobile phone [768] | 138 (18.0%) | 487 (63.4%) | 82 (10.7%) | 42 (5.5%) | 19 (2.5%) |
| using EITHER device[767] | 120 (15.6%) | 498 (64.9%) | 73 (9.5%) | 57 (7.4%) | 19 (2.5%) |
| OTHER MODES OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATION | |||||
| visiting social networking sites [594] | 73 (12.3%) | 143 (24.1%) | 120 (20.2%) | 126 (21.2%) | 132 (22.2%) |
| instant messaging [599] | 163 (27.2%) | 137 (22.9%) | 93 (15.5%) | 92 (15.4%) | 114 (19.0%) |
| e-mailing [594] | 422 (71.0%) | 126 (21.2%) | 18 (3.0%) | 11 (1.9%) | 17 (2.9%) |
| ANY of these three activities [597] | 54 (9.0%) | 115 (19.3%) | 86 (14.4%) | 178 (29.8%) | 164 (27.5%) |
| DOING HOMEWORK ON COMPUTER [598] | 176 (29.4%) | 190 (31.8%) | 138 (23.1%) | 65 (10.9%) | 29 (4.8%) |
| WATCHING TELEVISION OR MOVIES | |||||
| television [767] | 70 (9.1%) | 145 (18.9%) | 100 (13.0%) | 265 (34.5%) | 187 (24.3%) |
| internet [762] | 316 (41.5%) | 116 (15.2%) | 103 (13.5%) | 114 (15.0%) | 113 (14.8%) |
| CD/DVD player [763] | 551 (72.2%) | 72 (9.4%) | 42 (5.5%) | 60 (7.9%) | 38 (5.0%) |
| mobile phone [762] | 587 (77.0%) | 101 (13.3%) | 24 (3.1%) | 22 (2.9%) | 28 (3.7%) |
| computer [759] | 581 (76.5%) | 74 (9.7%) | 39 (5.1%) | 38 (5.0%) | 27 (3.6%) |
| MP3 player [763] | 604 (79.2%) | 84 (11.0%) | 40 (5.2%) | 21 (2.8%) | 14 (1.8%) |
| using ANY device [767] | 29 (3.8%) | 92 (12.0%) | 74 (9.6%) | 272 (35.5%) | 300 (39.1%) |
| TIME OF WATCHING TELEVISION | |||||
| from 7am to 12am [767] | 451 (58.8%) | 138 (18.0%) | 69 (9.0%) | 66 (8.6%) | 43 (5.6%) |
| from 12am to 6pm [768] | 296 (38.5%) | 159 (20.7%) | 130 (16.9%) | 122 (15.9%) | 61 (7.9%) |
| after 6pm [761] | 129 (17.0%) | 149 (19.6%) | 131 (17.2%) | 212 (27.9%) | 140 (18.4%) |
| PLAYING GAMES | |||||
| mobile phone [765] | 360 (47.1%) | 275 (35.9%) | 64 (8.4%) | 32 (4.2%) | 34 (4.4%) |
| handheld console [765] | 566 (74.0%) | 91 (11.9%) | 52 (6.8%) | 29 (3.8%) | 27 (3.5%) |
| game console [765] | 641 (83.8%) | 49 (6.4%) | 24 (3.1%) | 33 (4.3%) | 18 (2.4%) |
| computer [599] | 214 (35.7%) | 105 (17.5%) | 109 (18.2%) | 88 (14.7%) | 83 (13.9%) |
| using ANY device [702] | 103 (14.7%) | 209 (29.8%) | 112 (16.0%) | 150 (21.4%) | 128 (18.2%) |
| LISTENING TO MUSIC | |||||
| Computer [759] | 270 (35.6%) | 148 (19.5%) | 116 (15.3%) | 117 (15.4%) | 108 (14.2%) |
| mobile phone [760] | 178 (23.4%) | 239 (31.4%) | 153 (20.1%) | 101 (13.3%) | 89 (11.7%) |
| MP3 player [758] | 540 (71.2%) | 108 (14.2%) | 50 (6.6%) | 30 (4.0%) | 30 (4.0%) |
| Radio [760] | 549 (72.2%) | 113 (14.9%) | 38 (5.0%) | 33 (4.3%) | 27 (3.6%) |
| CD player [759] | 633 (83.4%) | 52 (6.9%) | 39 (5.1%) | 21 (2.8%) | 14 (1.8%) |
| ANY device [761] | 43 (5.7%) | 187 (24.6%) | 124 (16.3%) | 214 (28.1%) | 193 (25.4%) |
| LISTENING TO OTHER AUDIO CONTENT | |||||
| Internet [759] | 428 (56.4%) | 181 (23.8%) | 67 (8.8%) | 42 (5.5%) | 41 (5.4%) |
| Radio [759] | 576 (75.8%) | 129 (17.0%) | 27 (3.6%) | 14 (1.8%) | 13 (1.7%) |
| USE of EITHER method [758] | 347 (45.8%) | 231 (30.5%) | 77 (10.2%) | 54 (7.0%) | 49 (6.4%) |
| OTHER ACTIVITIES ON COMPUTER | |||||
| visiting video download websites [591] | 250 (42.3%) | 110 (18.6%) | 95 (16.1%) | 73 (12.4%) | 63 (10.7%) |
| doing graphics [594] | 395 (66.5%) | 102 (17.2%) | 50 (8.4%) | 30 (5.1%) | 17 (2.9%) |
| reading magazines or newspaper online [594] | 365 (61.4%) | 158 (26.6%) | 35 (5.9%) | 23 (3.9%) | 13 (2.2%) |
| visiting any other types of websites [594] | 285 (48.0%) | 179 (30.1%) | 74 (12.5%) | 30 (5.1%) | 26 (4.4%) |
| doing something else on computer [592] | 196 (33.1%) | 174 (29.4%) | 100 (16.9%) | 58 (9.8%) | 64 (10.8%) |
| ANY of these activities on computer [592] | 57 (9.6%) | 149 (25.2%) | 98 (16.6%) | 162 (27.4%) | 126 (21.3%) |