Table 2.

 Numbers (percentage) of casualties in sample films by relationship to protagonist

Casualties	Children’s animated films (n=45)	Comparison films (n=90)
Main protagonist*	1 (2.2)	14 (15.6)
Parent of protagonist*	8 (17.8)	6 (6.7)
Mother	4 (8.9)	3 (3.3)
Father	1 (2.2)	3 (3.3)
Both	3 (6.7)	0
Spouse/romantic interest	3 (6.7)	6 (6.7)
Child*	2 (4.4)	0
Other family	1 (2.2)	3 (3.3)
Close friend	2 (4.4)	9 (10)
Antagonist/nemesis*	13 (28.9)	7 (7.8)
No on-screen death	15 (33.3)	45 (50)

*Starred categories indicate significant difference between animated and comparison films (Z test of column proportions; P<0.05).