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Table 3 Distribution (%) of food advertisements according to school term (ST) and school holiday (SH) broadcast periods*

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

Television Channel

Seven

Nine

Ten

 

SH

ST

SH

ST

SH

ST

High sugar group

4.48

6.11

3.60

6.77

2.51

11.68

 Breakfast cereals with added sugar

0.55

0.22

0.00

0.66

0.66

0.44

 Confectionary (sweets, biscuits, cakes) and snacks

3.38

5.90

2.73

5.35

1.86

10.37

 Flavoured milk drinks

0.55

0.00

0.87

0.76

0.00

0.87

High acid group

0.00

0.76

0.11

0.00

0.33

0.66

 Sugar-free soft drinks and fruit juices

0.00

0.76

0.11

0.00

0.33

0.66

High sugar and high acid group

0.87

0.98

0.87

0.22

0.22

1.86

 Sugar-sweetened drinks

0.87

0.98

0.87

0.22

0.22

1.86

Low sugar and low acid group

7.21

8.19

10.92

9.17

9.50

12.99

 Dairy products

0.66

0.76

0.00

0.87

0.00

1.09

 Breakfast cereals with no added sugar

0.22

0.33

0.76

0.44

0.33

1.20

 Tea/coffee

0.76

0.98

0.00

0.44

0.00

1.42

 Convenience foods

5.57

6.11

10.15

7.42

9.17

9.28

Total

12.55

16.05

15.50

16.16

12.55

27.18

  1. *Chi-square (Χ2) = 32.30, p < .001