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. 2022 Oct;15(10):1240–1245. doi: 10.25122/jml-2022-0148

Table 2.

Association between technology use and child's demographic data.

Child data Total Screen time P-value
≤5 hours ≥6 hours
No. % No. % No. %
Child age
6–7 89 32.1% 37 42.0% 52 27.5% .026*
8–9 78 28.2% 25 28.4% 53 28.0%
10–12 110 39.7% 26 29.5% 84 44.4%
Child gender
Male 158 57.0% 39 44.3% 119 63.0% .004*
Female 119 43.0% 49 55.7% 70 37.0%
Does your child have his own electronic device?
Yes 232 83.8% 72 81.8% 160 84.7% .551
No 45 16.2% 16 18.2% 29 15.3%
Number of electronic devices
One 138 59.5% 58 80.6% 80 50.0% .001*
Two 76 32.8% 13 18.1% 63 39.4%
3 or more 18 7.8% 1 1.4% 17 10.6%
Child's age when owned first device
1–3 44 19.0% 19 26.4% 25 15.6% .007*$
4–6 86 37.1% 32 44.4% 54 33.8%
7–10 61 26.3% 16 22.2% 45 28.1%
>10 41 17.7% 5 6.9% 36 22.5%

P – Pearson X2 test; $ – Exact probability test; * – P<0.05 (significant).