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. 2015 Apr 1;11(2):139–147. doi: 10.1089/chi.2014.0110

Table 2.

Demographic Data of Screen Viewing among Parents and Children

  Weekday  
  Male Female  
  <2 hours 2 hours or more     <2 hours 2 hours or more      
  n % n %     n % n %     p value*
Parent TV 185 75.2 61 24.8     494 69.8 214 30.2     0.105
Child TV 439 89.1 54 10.9     421 91.3 40 8.7     0.238
  ≤30 minutes 31 minutes to 2 hours >2 hours ≤30 minutes 31 minutess to 2 hours >2 hours  
  n % n % n % n % n % n %  
Parent PC 79 32.1 91 37.0 76 30.9 283 40.0 281 39.7 144 20.3 0.002
  Not used Any use     Not used Any use      
  n % n %     n % n %      
Child PC 183 37.1 310 62.9     183 39.7 278 60.3     0.413
  Weekend day  
  Male Female  
  <2 hours 2 hours or more     <2 hours 2 hours or more      
  n % n %     n % n %      
Parent TV 119 48.4 127 51.6     346 48.9 362 51.1     0.893
Child TV 271 55.0 222 45.0     268 58.1 193 41.9     0.324
  ≤30 minutes 31 minutes to 2 hours >2 hours ≤30 minutes 31 minutes to 2 hours >2 hours  
  n % n % n % n % n % n %  
Parent PC 17 6.9 102 41.5 127 51.6 46 6.5 300 42.4 362 51.1 0.955
  Not used Any use     Not used Any use      
  n % n %     n % n %      
Child PC 120 24.3 373 75.7     117 25.4 344 74.6     0.711
*

p value from chi-square tests showing differences in associations between males and females.

TV, television; PC, personal computer.