Table 2 Parents’ descriptions of their child’s weekday SV time compared to numerate levels reported in questionnaire
Descriptiona | No. of parents | Parent gender | Child gender | Daily minutes TV viewing Mean (SD) | Daily minutes computer use Mean (SD) | Daily minutes games console use Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | 12 | 8 mothers 4 fathers | 6 girls 6 boys | 30.0 (22.2) | 22.5 (13.6) | 12.5 (15.4) |
Low-medium | 3 | 2 mothers 2 fathers | 3 girls 1 boy | 30.0 (0.0) | 10.0 (17.3) | 10.0 (17.3) |
Medium | 24 | 11 mothers 12 fathers | 12 girls 11 boys | 70.0 (45.7) | 46.3 (37.5) | 16.3 (26.5) |
Medium-high | 4 | 2 mothers 2 fathers | 2 girls 2 boys | 30.0 (0.0) | 37.5 (75.0) | 60.0 (73.5) |
High | 5 | 5 mothers 0 fathers | 2 girls 3 boys | 66.0 (53.7) | 30.0 (36.7) | 114.0 (100.4) |
Could not categorise | 3 | 3 mothers | 1 girl 2 boys | 60.0 (42.4) | 15.0 (21.2) | 15.0 (21.2) |