Table 3 Demographic information for American 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) | 9.6 (0.68) | 9.6 (0.58) | 0.89 | 9.5 (0.6) | 9.4 (0.5) | 0.10 |
Ethnicity [n (%), by column] | ||||||
White/Caucasian | 65 (31.7) | 45 (70.3) | <0.0001 | 80 (30.7) | 65 (72.2) | <0.0001 |
African American | 129 (62.9) | 10 (15.5) | 164 (62.8) | 17 (18.9) | ||
Asian | 1 (0.5) | 6 (9.4) | 9 (3.5) | 6 (6.7) | ||
First Nations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
East Indian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Pacific Islander | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Don’t know | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 0 | ||
Other | 9 (4.4) | 3 (4.7) | 7 (2.7) | 2 (2.2) | ||
Total household annual income [n (%), by column] | ||||||
Lowest income level | 48 (23.4) | 5 (7.9) | <0.0001 | 63 (24.2) | 7 (7.9) | <0.0001 |
2nd income level | 77 (37.6) | 7 (11.1) | 91 (35.3) | 15 (16.9) | ||
3rd income level | 47 (22.9) | 25 (39.7) | 69 (26.7) | 26 (29.2) | ||
Highest income level | 33 (16.1) | 26 (41.3) | 35 (13.6) | 41 (46.1) | ||
Highest level of parental education [n (%), by column] | ||||||
Less than high school | 5 (2.4) | 1 (1.6) | <0.0001 | 3 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) | <0.0001 |
Some high school | 17 (8.2) | 1 (1.6) | 23 (8.7) | 3 (3.3) | ||
High school diploma/GED | 61 (29.5) | 4 (6.3) | 82 (30.9) | 6 (6.7) | ||
Diploma or 1–3 years of college | 50 (24.2) | 7 (10.9) | 54 (20.4) | 13 (14.4) | ||
Bachelor's degree | 43 (20.8) | 20 (31.3) | 54 (20.4) | 24 (26.7) | ||
Graduate (Master's or PhD)/Professional degree | 31 (15.0) | 31 (48.4) | 49 (18.5) | 43 (47.8) | ||