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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Interpers Violence. 2018 Mar 5;36(5-6):2282–2305. doi: 10.1177/0886260518760020

Table 2.

Prevalence of Media Use in Hours/Average School Day by Demographics and Gender Among U.S. High School Students.

Males
Females
≥3 Hr Watching TV
≥3 Hr Playing Video Games, Computer Games, or Using a Computer (Not for School Work)
Watched TV >3 Hr a Day and Spent >3 Hr Playing Video Games, Computer Games, or Using a Computer (Not for School Work)
≥3 Hr Watching TV
≥3 Hr Playing Video Games, Computer Games, or Using a Computer (Not for School Work)
Watched TV >3 Hr a Day and Spent >3 Hr Playing Video Games, Computer Games, or Using a Computer (Not for School Work)
% P Valuea % p Value % p Value % p Value % p Value % p Value
Race/ethnicity
 White 21.4 .0018 38.9 .0730 11.3 .0038 18.8 <.0001 38.3 .0965 9.1 <.0001
 Black 37.0 41.2 17.8 41.5 48.4 23.9
 Hispanic 27.4 45.1 16.8 29.2 47.4 15.4
Grade
 9 26.3 .6,777 42.5 .0043 15.7 .0608 25.3 .2250 48.7 .0007 15.1 .1392
 10 24.6 43.4 13.7 24.1 43.3 12.1
 11 24.6 36.1 12.3 22.4 38.1 12.0
 12 24.4 40.8 11.2 25.9 40.4 12.0
Sexual identity
 Heterosexual 25.1 .3017 39.6 .0005 13.2 .0724 23.6 .2569 40.9 .0006 12.3 .33374
 Gay, lesbian, or bisexual 22.6 48.8 13.4 25.7 53.5 14.2
 Not sure 30.8 59.1 22.5 29.9 49.3 15.5
a

Chi-square.