Table 2.
Summary of the sample characteristics, N=703.
| Characteristic | Participants, n (%) | |||
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Parental sex |
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Mother | 622 (88.5) | ||
| Father | 78 (11.1) | |||
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Other | 3 (0.4) | ||
| Age (years) | 35.7 (4.3)a | |||
| Education level |
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Lower education | 162 (23.1) | ||
| Higher education | 538 (76.9) | |||
| Nationality |
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Swiss | 489 (71.8) | ||
| Other | 192 (28.2) | |||
| Living with a partner |
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| Yes |
692 (98.4) |
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| No | 11 (1.6) | |||
| Household net monthly income (CHF) |
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<4500 | 27 (4.2) | ||
| 4500-6000 | 94 (14.5) | |||
| 6000-9000 | 233 (36.0) | |||
| >9000 | 294 (45.4) | |||
| Child’s sex |
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Female | 349 (49.9) | ||
| Male | 350 (50.1) | |||
| Child’s age (months) | 14.8 (7.1)a | |||
| First child |
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Yes | 353 (51.2) | ||
| No | 337 (48.8) | |||
| Digital media use scoreb | 7.88 (4.13)a | |||
| eHEALS total sum score | 29.0 (5.9)a | |||
aMean (SD).
bSum score on how often parents use several digital media for general child health and development (ranging from 0-24).