Table 2.
Parent report of availability of screen devices and child screen time by setting.
| Screen Time Variables | Total | UH | UL | RL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart phone/digital tablet (e.g., iPad) | (n = 255) | (n = 27) | (n = 86) | (n = 142) |
| Has in the home (%) * | 78.1 | 92.6 | 78.1 | 75.4 |
| Engages in this screen time (n (%)) * | 68 (25.9%) | 20 (74.1%) | 33 (40.7%) | 11 (7.8%) |
| Total time: weekdays (h/wk) † | 1.74 ± 1.22 | 1.96 ± 1.63 | 1.65 ± 1.04 | 1.64 ± 1.00 |
| Total time: weekend (h/wkd) † | 2.01 ± 1.65 | 1.45 ± 1.09 | 2.79 ± 1.92 | 0.83 ± 0.29 |
| TV/video’s/DVDs | (n = 256) | (n = 27) | (n = 87) | (n = 142) |
| Has in the home (%) | 84.9 | 96.3 | 90.6 | 78.9 |
| Engages in this screen time (n (%)) | 223 (87.1%) | 27 (100%) | 76 (87.4%) | 120 (84.5%) |
| Total time: weekdays (h/wk) †,* | 2.72 ± 2.08 | 5.08 ± 3.62 a,b | 2.90 ± 1.31 c | 2.11 ± 1.45 |
| Total time: weekend (h/wkd) †,* | 2.71 ± 1.87 | 3.75 ± 2.32 a | 3.68 ± 2.11 c | 1.87 ± 1.00 |
| Playstation©/Nintendo©/X-Box©/Gameboy©/other computer games | (n = 256) | (n = 27) | (n = 87) | (n = 142) |
| Has in the home (%) | 15.8 | 63.0 | 14.6 | 7.8 |
| Engages in this screen time (n (%)) * | 22 (8.6%) | 6 (22.2%) | 14 (16.1%) | 2 (1.4%) |
| Total time: weekdays (h/wk) † | 2.63 ± 2.17 | 1.55 ± 0.84 | 3.4 ± 2.71 | 2.50 ± 2.12 |
| Total time: weekend (h/wkd) †,* | 2.58 ± 2.04 | 1.10 ± 0.73 | 3.86 ± 1.95 a | 0 |
| Computer/internet (excluding games) | (n = 256) | (n = 27) | (n = 87) | (n = 142) |
| Has in the home (%) | 26.4 | 88.9 | 29.2 | 12.7 |
| Engages in this screen time (n (%)) | 14 (5.5%) | 2 (7.4%) | 7 (8.1%) | 5 (3.5%) |
| Total time: weekdays (h/wk) † | 2.33 ± 1.60 | 5.0 ± 0 | 1.7 ± 0.97 | 1.9 ± 1.34 |
| Total time: weekend (h/wkd) † | 2.56 ± 2.06 | 5.5 ± 0.7 | 1.8 ± 1.10 | 0.50 ± 0 |
| Children meeting the screen time guideline (<1 h/day) * (%) | (81.9%) | (33.3%) | (74.0%) | (96.5%) |
| Total screen time: weekdays (h/wk)†,* | (n = 206) 3.38 ± 3.09 |
(n = 26) 6.91 ± 5.03 a,b |
(n = 61) 3.89 ± 2.77 c |
(n = 119) 2.35 ± 1.83 |
| Total screen time: weekend (h/wkd)†,* | (n = 170) 3.44 ± 3.23 |
(n = 27) 5.33 ± 3.83 a,b |
(n = 52) 5.18 ± 3.99 c |
(n = 91) 1.88 ± 1.02 |
UH = urban high UL = urban low-income, RL = rural low-income. * p < 0.05 for difference between groups after robust test for unequal sample size applied. a Significant difference between UH and UL; b Significant difference between UH and RL; c Significant difference between UL and RL; p < 0.05. † Data shown only for children who engage in screen time with this device.