Table 2. Prevalences (%) and 95%CI of exposure to screens for longer than 2h a day in adolescents, according to their sociodemographic characteristics and the ones of their schools. ERICA, Brazil, 2013-2014.
Variable | Overexposure to screens (≥ 2 hours) | |
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| ||
% | 95%CI | |
Gender | ||
Female | 72.3 | 70.8-73.7 |
Male | 74.7 | 73.0-76.4 |
Age (years) | ||
12-14 | 73.2 | 71.6-74.8 |
15-17 | 73.8 | 72.0-75.6 |
Type of school | ||
Public | 72.4 | 71.1-73.6 |
Private | 78.7 | 75.6-81.5 |
School shift | ||
Morning | 75.0 | 73.3-76.6 |
Afternoon | 70.6 | 68.2-71.9 |
Geographical region | ||
North | 60.2 | 58.4-61.9 |
Northeast | 69.2 | 66.6-71.6 |
Midwest | 73.4 | 71.8-74.9 |
Southeast | 76.5 | 74.4-78.6 |
South | 77.9 | 76.5-79.4 |
| ||
Total | 73.5 | 72.3-74.7 |