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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study population

From: Digital screen time and its effect on preschoolers’ behavior in China: results from a cross-sectional study

Variables

Screen time

Total (n = 1897)

Chi-sq /t test Value

p

60 min (n = 858)

> 60 min (n = 1039)

Gender, n(%)

   

9.412

0.035

 Male

411 (39.7)

623 (60.3)

1034 (54.5)

  

 Female

447 (51.8)

416 (48.2)

863 (45.5)

  

Ethnicity, n(%)

   

2.864

0.249

 Han

796 (44.3)

999 (55.7)

1795 (94.6)

  

 Minorities

62 (60.8)

40 (39.2)

102 (5.4)

  

Age, n(%)

   

2.386

0.812

 3–4 years

192 (31.7)

413 (68.3)

605 (31.9)

  

 4–5 years

305 (42.8)

408 (57.2)

713 (37.6)

  

 5–6 years

361 (62.3)

218 (36.7)

579 (30.5)

  

The only child, n(%)

   

3.670

0.625

 Yes

473 (56.7)

361 (43.3)

834 (44.0)

  

 No

385 (36.2)

678 (63.8)

1063 (56.0)

  

Household location, n(%)

   

26.581

< 0.001

 Rural

210 (26.1)

595 (73.9)

805 (42.4)

  

 Urban

648 (59.3)

444 (40.7)

1092 (57.6)

  

Maternal education, n(%)

   

10.996

0.021

 High school or higher

357 (55.8)

283 (44.2)

640 (33.7)

  

 Secondary

395 (43.3)

517 (56.7)

912 (48.1)

  

 Primary school or lower

106 (30.7)

239 (69.3)

345 (18.2)

  

Marital status, n(%)

   

10.681

0.016

 Married

758 (53.4)

66,246.6()

1420 (74.9)

  

 Divorced

76 (18.1)

348 (82.7)

421 (22.2)

  

 Widowed

24 (42.9)

32 (57.1)

56 (3.0)

  

Family income, n(%)

   

8.472

0.034

  < 3000RMB

107 (41.3)

152 (58.7)

259 (13.7)

  

 3000-5000RMB

348 (40.1)

519 (59.9)

867 (45.7)

  

  > 5000RMB

403 (52.3)

368 (47.7)

771 (40.6)

  

Primary Caregiver, n(%)

   

20.89

< 0.001

 Parents

405 (50.8)

393 (49.2)

798 (42.1)

  

 Grandparents

312 (37.7)

515 (62.3)

827 (43.6)

  

 Nanny or others

141 (51.8)

131 (48.2)

272 (14.3)

  
  1. Notes: Differences were determined by Chi-square tests, except for sleep duration which is by t-test; p-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant, and the data were set in bold