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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for electronic equipment in the home and bedroom and portable electronic equipment

From: Brief scales to assess physical activity and sedentary equipment in the home

 

Mean (SD, range) in home

% with at least 1 in the home

Mean (SD, range) in bedroom

% with at least 1 in the bedroom

Portable electronics mean (SD & range)

% with at least 1

Adolescent reported

      

TVs

3.7 (1.6, 0-8)

99.4

.6 (.5, 0-3)

53.8

n/a

n/a

VCR/DVD

3.2 (1.8, 0-10)

98.7

.5 (.7, 0-5)

43.9

n/a

n/a

Digital TV recorders

.5 (.9, 0-5)

29.1

.07 (.3, 0-3)

5.7

n/a

n/a

Music players

4.0 (2.0, 0-10)

96.9

1.3 (.9, 0-6)

94.9

2.5 (1.7, 0-10)

94.3

Desktop computer with internet

1.6 (1.2, 0-8)

90.0

.2 (.4, 0-2)

23.5

n/a

n/a

Desktop computer without internet

.41 (.8, 0-6)

31

.2 (.5, 0-4)

11.5

n/a

n/a

Video game player

1.3 (1.2, 0-6)

71.2

.4 (.7, 0-4)

25.8

1.2 (1.3, 0-6)

62.5

Telephone (non cell phone)

3.5 (1.8, 0-10)

96.9

.5 (.5, 0-2)

43.9

n/a

n/a

Laptop with internet

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

.9 (1.0, 0-5)

57.5

Laptop without internet

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

.3 (.7, 0-4)

25.3

Cell phones

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

2.5 (1.5, 0-7)

89.9

Total subscale

17.6 (6.1, 4-39)

n/a

3.5 (2.2, 0-11)

n/a

7.3 (3.5, 0-19)

n/a

Adolescents (parent reported)

      

TVs

3.6 (1.6, 0-8)

99.4

.6 (.6, 0-3)

52.9

n/a

n/a

VCR/DVD

2.9 (1.7, 0-11)

98.2

.4 (.6, 0-2)

39.0

n/a

n/a

Digital TV recorders

.5 (1.1, 0-7)

29.4

.1 (.3, 0-2)

8.9

n/a

n/a

Music players

3.7 (1.7, 0-9)

98.2

1.1 (.7, 0-5)

82.7

2.2 (1.4, 0-6)

94.7

Desktop computer with internet

1.5 (1.1, 0-6)

91.2

.2 (.4, 0-2)

22.9

n/a

n/a

Desktop computer without internet

.3 (.6, 0-3)

26.0

.1 (.3, 0-2)

8.5

n/a

n/a

Video game player

1.2 (1.1, 0-7)

70.2

.4 (.7, 0-4)

27.5

1.1 (1.3, 0-8)

63.2

Telephone (non cell phone)

3.3 (1.7, 0-10)

98.8

.4 (.5, 0-2)

39.2

n/a

n/a

Laptop with internet

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

.9 (1.1, 0-6)

58.2

Laptop without internet

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

.3 (.6, 0-3)

23.1

Cell phones

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

2.0 (1.4, 0-7)

86.5

Total subscale

16.5 (5.6, 5-43)

n/a

3.1 (2.1, 0-11)

n/a

6.5 (3.5, 0-23)

n/a

Children (parent reported)

      

TVs

2.8 (1.2, 0-7)

99.1

.4 (.5, 0-2)

39.5

n/a

n/a

VCR/DVD

2.4 (1.3, 0-6)

99.1

.3 (.5, 0-2)

29.4

n/a

n/a

Digital TV recorders

.3 (.7, 0-3)

19.8

.1 (.3, 0-2)

4.6

n/a

n/a

Music players

2.9 (1.4, 1-7)

81.6

.8 (.7, 0-3)

67.0

1.3 (1.3, 0-6)

70.7

Desktop computer with internet

1.1 (.8, 0-4)

81.0

.1 (.3, 0-1)

9.2

n/a

n/a

Desktop computer without internet

.2 (.5, 0-2)

23.4

.04 (.2, 0-1)

3.8

n/a

n/a

Video game player

.9 (1.1, 0-5)

59.6

.2 (.5, 0-3)

17.3

.8 (1.0, 0-5)

52.2

Telephone (non cell phone)

2.6 (1.4, 0-9)

98.2

.1 (.3, 0-1)

13.1

n/a

n/a

Laptop with internet

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

.6 (.7, 0-3)

53.9

Laptop without internet

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

.1 (.4, 0-2)

13.4

Cell phones

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

.8 (1.0, 0-3)

43.9

Total subscale

13.1 (4.6, 4-28)

n/a

1.9 (1.7, 0-7)

n/a

3.6 (2.9, 0-13)

n/a