Table 3.
Parent perceptions of preschool child’s screen time.
| Screen Time Perceptions | Total (n = 264) | UH (n = 27) | UL (n = 95) | RL (n = 142) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child is more likely to watch TV than be active (%) * | ||||
| Never/Rarely | 43.6 | 11.1 | 15.8 | 68.3 |
| Sometimes | 36.7 | 77.8 | 43.2 | 24.7 |
| Most of the time/Always | 18.9 | 7.4 | 41.1 | 6.3 |
| Child is more likely to play electronic games than be active (%) * | ||||
| Never/Rarely | 59.5 | 44.4 | 32.3 | 80.3 |
| Sometimes | 19.9 | 37.0 | 21.5 | 15.5 |
| Most of the time/Always | 19.1 | 11.1 | 44.1 | 4.2 |
| Parent believes amount of TV child watches would not affect his/her health (%) †,* | 81.7 | 50.0 | 90.4 | 81.7 |
| Parent limits TV time (%) †,* | 74.8 | 76.9 | 90.1 | 64.5 |
| Parent limits computer and electronic game time (%) †,* | 68.9 | 81.5 | 87.5 | 54.9 |
| Parent not confident to get child to choose activity instead of computer/e-games (%) β,* | 33.3 | 3.7 | 10.9 | 53.5 |
| Parent not confident to say no to child’s requests to play on computer/e-games (%) β,* | 42.4 | 7.4 | 14.8 | 66.2 |
Data presented as %. † = % who agree. β = % not at all confident. UH = urban high-income, UL = urban low-income, RL = rural low-income. * p < 0.05 for difference between groups.