Descriptive Construct | Physical Home Environment Item | Children's Sedentary Activity Mean small screen entertainment score (range = 0–11) | p value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Frequently | Sometimes | Occasionally | Rarely/Never |  |
Physical activity (transport/play/sport outside home) | Frequency child attends swimming lessons | 2.7a | 2.6ab | 3.6ab | 3.6b | 0.002 |
Rules about small screen entertainment | Frequency that TV is left on in home | 3.8a | 3.3ab | 2.9b | 2.5b | <0.001 |
 | Parents set rules about TV viewing | 2.5a | 3.6b | 3.6b | 4.1b | <0.001 |
 | Parents limit exposure to TV advertising | 2.6a | 2.7a | 3.7b | 3.7b | <0.001 |
 |  |  | Yes | No |  |  |
Presence of small screen entertainment in home | Play station in home | Â | 3.5 | 2.9 | Â | 0.02 |
 | Internet connection in home |  | 3.0 | 3.7 |  | 0.01 |
 | Computer in home |  | 3.1 | 3.9 |  | 0.07 |