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Table 2 Distribution of food and/or drink advertisements according to broadcast channels*

From: A content analysis of Australian television advertising: focus on child and adolescent oral health

Television Channel

Seven

Nine

Ten

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

High Sugar Group

97

10.59

95

10.37

130

14.19

 Breakfast cereals with added sugar

7

0.76

6

0.66

10

1.09

 Confectionery (sweets, biscuits, cakes) and snacks

85

9.28

74

8.08

112

12.23

 Flavoured milk drinks

5

0.55

15

1.64

8

0.87

High acid group

7

0.76

1

0.11

9

0.98

 Sugar-free soft drinks and fruit juices

7

0.76

1

0.11

9

0.98

High sugar and high acid group

17

1.86

10

1.09

19

2.07

 Sugar-sweetened drinks

17

1.86

10

1.09

19

2.07

Low sugar and low acid group

141

15.39

184

20.09

206

22.49

 Dairy products

13

1.42

8

0.87

10

1.09

 Breakfast cereals with no added sugar

5

0.55

11

1.20

14

1.53

 Tea/coffee

16

1.75

4

0.44

13

1.42

 Convenience foods

107

11.68

161

17.58

169

18.45

Total food advertisements

262

28.60

290

31.66

364

39.74

  1. *Chi-square (Χ2) = 18.19, p < .001