Table 1 Demographic information for Canadian children by sex and presence of a TV in the bedroom
TV in the bedroom | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys | Girls | |||||
Yes | No | p-valuea | Yes | No | p-valuea | |
Age (mean, SD) | 10.2 (0.4) | 10.0 (0.4) | 0.06 | 10.1 (0.37) | 10.0 (0.38) | 0.30 |
Ethnicity [n (%), by column] | ||||||
White/Caucasian | 30 (76.9) | 130 (66.3) | 0.11 | 28 (57.1) | 185 (67.0) | 0.59 |
African American | 1 (2.6) | 3 (1.5) | 2 (4.1) | 9 (3.3) | ||
Asian | 0 | 25 (12.8) | 5 (10.2) | 27 (9.8) | ||
First Nations | 0 | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 1 (0.4) | ||
East Indian | 0 | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 4 (1.4) | ||
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Don’t know | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.4) | ||
Other | 8 (20.5) | 36 (18.4) | 14 (28.6) | 49 (17.8) | ||
Total household annual income [n (%), by column] | ||||||
Lowest income level | 15 (40.5) | 23 (12.0) | <0.0001 | 19 (38.8) | 48 (18.0) | 0.003 |
2nd income level | 10 (27.0) | 50 (26.0) | 16 (32.7) | 76 (28.5) | ||
3rd income level | 7 (18.9) | 33 (17.2) | 4 (8.2) | 35 (13.1) | ||
Highest income level | 5 (13.5) | 86 (44.8) | 10 (20.4) | 108 (40.4) | ||
Highest level of parental education [n (%), by column] | ||||||
Less than high school | 0 | 0 | <0.0001 | 1 (2.0) | 1 (0.4) | <0.0001 |
Some high school | 3 (7.7) | 3 (1.5) | 2 (4.0) | 1 (0.4) | ||
High school diploma/GED | 11 (28.0) | 6 (3.1) | 8 (16.0) | 15 (5.4) | ||
Diploma or 1–3 years of college | 19 (48.7) | 27 (13.9) | 20 (40.0) | 49 (17.8) | ||
Bachelor's degree | 4 (10.3) | 73 (37.4) | 10 (20.0) | 85 (30.8) | ||
Graduate (Master's or PhD)/Professional degree | 2 (5.1) | 86 (44.1) | 9 (18.0) | 125 (45.3) | ||