Table 2.

Belief and Attitudes of Parents About Computer Use During Childhood

Computer		n	%	95% confidence interval
Optimal time to presence of computer in child’s room
	No computer in child’s room until 18	23	6.9%	4.2, 9.6
	1-5 years	16	6.3%	3.7, 8.9
	6-10 years	123	36.9%	31.7, 42.1
	11-14 years	80	24.0%	19.4, 28.6
	15-17 years	33	9.9%	6.7, 13.1
	Not known	58	17.4%	13.3, 21.4
Presence of computer in the child’s bedroom		82	27.8%	23, 32.6
	1-2 years	2	2.4%	0, 5.7
	2-5 years	2	2.4%	0, 5.7
	6-11 years	34	41.5%	30.8, 52.1
	12-17 years	44	53.7%	42.9, 64.5
Presence of monitoring method for child’s computer use		178
	Coviewing	63	35.4%	28.3, 42.4
	Family filter	24	13.5%	8.4, 18.5
	No monitoring	32	17.9%	12.2, 23.5
	Check website history	59	33.1%	26.1, 40.0