Table 1.
Descriptive statistics.
| Sample Characteristics | Parents | Children | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Parents | Fathers | Mothers | All Children | Boys | Girls | |
| n | 10,969 | 1183 | 9786 | 10,696 | 5380 | 5589 |
| Age, in years (SD) | 40.7 (5.3) | 43.6 (5.9) | 40.3 (5.1) | 8.2 (1.0) | 8.2 (1.0) | 8.2 (1.0) |
| Sex, % | 100 | 10.8 | 89.2 | 100 | 49.0 | 51.0 |
| BMI a, in kg/m² (SD) | 24.4 (4.6) | 27.1 (3.9) | 24.0 (4.6) | 17.3 (2.8) | 17.3 (2.8) | 17.3 (2.9) |
| Screen time, in min/day (SD) | 113.3 (80.7) | 132.2 (84.0) | 111.0 (80.0) | 106.9 (67.0) | 111.8 (67.8) | 102.3 (65.9) |
| Co-TV viewing, % (range) | Parent-child dyad | Father-child dyad | Mother-child dyad | Son-parent dyad | Daughter-parent dyad | |
| Never | 2.2 (1.8–2.8) b | 2.0 (1.3–3.8) | 2.3 (1.8–2.5) | (see parent-child dyad) | 1.9 (1.4–2.6) | 2.6 (1.9–3.0) |
| Rarely | 16.3 (13.5–18.8) b | 14.0 (10.3–20.5) | 16.6 (13.9–18.7) | (see parent-child dyad) | 16.0 (11.2–18.8) | 16.6 (14.1–18.8) |
| Sometimes | 42.1 (34.9–51.6) b | 40.5 (24.6–53.7) | 42.4 (36.1–51.3) | (see parent-child dyad) | 42.9 (33.7–54.0) | 41.6 (36.0–49.2) |
| Often | 30.6 (25.5–35.5) b | 34.6 (30.3–43.9) | 30.1 (24.3–34.3) | (see parent-child dyad) | 30.8 (25.9–36.9) | 30.3 (25.1–33.8) |
| Very often | 8.6 (3.5–10.9) b | 8.9 (4.0–12.4) | 8.6 (3.4–11.0) | (see parent-child dyad) | 8.4 (3.4–10.4) | 8.9 (3.5–11.8) |
This table provides means (SD) for the continuous variables and frequency (%) for the categorical variables. a Body Mass Index. b These numbers are identical for the children as it concerns parents and children co-TV viewing.