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Table 4 Distribution (%) of food advertisements according to the viewing times

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

Television Channel

Seven

Nine

Ten

Time slot

C

O

A

O*

C

O

A

o

C

O

A

o

High sugar group

3.71

2.62

3.06

1.20

3.38

2.40

3.06

1.53

6.11

2.84

2.84

2.40

 Breakfast cereals with added sugar

0.11

0.33

0.33

0.00

0.11

0.11

0.00

0.44

0.76

0.11

0.00

0.22

 Confectionery (sweets, biscuits, cakes) and snacks

3.49

2.29

2.29

1.20

2.51

2.29

2.18

1.09

5.35

2.40

2.29

2.18

 Flavoured milk drinks

0.11

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.76

0.00

0.87

0.00

0.00

0.33

0.55

0.00

High acid group

0.33

0.00

0.00

0.44

0.11

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.22

0.33

0.11

0.33

 Sugar-free soft drinks and fruit juices

0.33

0.00

0.00

0.44

0.11

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.22

0.33

0.11

0.33

High sugar and high acid group

0.76

0.33

0.55

0.22

0.33

0.33

0.33

0.11

0.76

0.33

0.11

0.87

 Soft drinks

0.76

0.33

0.55

0.22

0.33

0.33

0.33

0.11

0.76

0.33

0.11

0.87

Low sugar and low acid group

6.55

3.28

3.60

1.97

8.30

5.57

4.37

1.86

8.62

5.57

5.02

3.28

 Dairy products

0.55

0.55

0.33

0.00

0.66

0.11

0.11

0.00

0.11

0.33

0.33

0.33

 Breakfast cereals with no added sugar

0.22

0.11

0.22

0.00

0.87

0.22

0.11

0.00

0.55

0.44

0.00

0.55

 Tea/coffee

0.76

0.22

0.44

0.33

0.33

0.00

0.00

0.11

0.55

0.00

0.00

0.87

 Convenience foods

5.02

2.40

2.62

1.64

6.44

5.24

4.15

1.75

7.42

4.80

4.69

1.53

Total

11.35

6.22

7.21

3.82

12.12

8.30

7.75

3.49

15.72

9.06

8.08

6.88

  1. C Child viewing hours, O Overlap viewing hours, A Adult viewing hours, and o Other viewing hours
  2. *Chi-square (Χ2) = 13.49, p < .001 for other viewing hours