N per group | Per cent of total | |
---|---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
Male | 401 | 55.3 |
Female | 324 | 44.7 |
<6 months | 324 | 44.7 |
6–24 months | 401 | 55.3 |
Age in months (median, IQR) | 725 | 7.0 (10.0) |
Chinese | 425 | 58.6 |
Malay | 196 | 27.0 |
Indian | 82 | 11.3 |
Other | 22 | 3.0 |
Parents not married | 14 | 1.9 |
Parents married | 711 | 98.1 |
Mother education (primary/secondary) | 174 | 24.0 |
Mother education (postsecondary and above) | 551 | 76.0 |
Father education (primary/secondary) | 148 | 20.5 |
Father education (postsecondary and above) | 575 | 79.5 |
Income, SG$<3000 | 134 | 18.9 |
Income, SG$3000–SG$6000 | 297 | 41.8 |
Income, SG$6001–SG$9000 | 170 | 23.9 |
Income, SG$>9000 | 109 | 15.4 |
Screen home environment | ||
Number of TVs (median, IQR) | 725 | 2 (1) |
Number of mobile devices (median, IQR) | 725 | 4 (2) |
Number of computers (median, IQR) | 725 | 2 (1) |
Number of video consoles (median, IQR) | 725 | 0 (1) |
Parental knowledge of professional screen viewing recommendations | ||
Recommend minimal viewing | 91 | 12.7 |
Recommend viewing <2 h/day | 439 | 61.3 |
Recommend viewing ≥2 h/day | 186 | 26.0 |
Parental screen viewing practices | ||
Parent screen time, hours/day (median, IQR) | 713 | 8.0 (7.7) |
Parental rule setting practices | ||
Rules on time | 594 | 82.9 |
Rules on programme content | 583 | 81.4 |
Rules on time and programme | 539 | 75.2 |
Rules on time,* no screen time | 27 | 4.6 |
Rules on time,* less than 2 h | 457 | 76.9 |
Rules on time,* ≥2 h | 110 | 18.5 |
*Based on participants who set rules on screen viewing time (n=594).