Main survey variable: cdtvvidhrw Hours spent watching tv: weekend day

Hours spent watching tv: weekend day

Datafile

child

Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

scachilddevelopment_w15.cdtvvidhrw

Question label:

Screen time: weekend day

Question text:

On a weekend, that is on a Saturday or Sunday, how many hours does [CHILD NAME] spend using a tablet, TV, smartphone, games console or computer?

Question universe:

if [((GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 4) | GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 3)] // Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is web
And if [GRIDVARIABLES.ChDev3 = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.ChDev5 = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.ChDev8 = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.ChDev12 = 1] // Responsible adult for one or more children aged 3, 5, 8, or 12 since last interview
And if [GRIDVARIABLES.ChDev3 = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.ChDev5 = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.ChDev8 = 1] // If child in loop is eligible for age 3, age 5, or age 8 questions

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	6621	83.57%
refusal	-2	8	0.1%
don't know	-1	9	0.11%
	1	21	0.27%
Less than an hour	2	113	1.43%
1-3 hours	3	768	9.69%
4-6 hours	4	339	4.28%
7 or more hours	5	39	0.49%
	Total	7923	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.2	6643	1.0	5.0	0.71	1280

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	7659	80.82%
refusal	-2	10	0.11%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
	1	23	0.24%
Less than an hour	2	153	1.61%
1-3 hours	3	1117	11.79%
4-6 hours	4	451	4.76%
7 or more hours	5	55	0.58%
	Total	9477	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.2	7678	1.0	5.0	0.68	1799

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6113	85.88%
refusal	-2	10	0.14%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
	1	18	0.25%
Less than an hour	2	81	1.14%
1-3 hours	3	573	8.05%
4-6 hours	4	284	3.99%
7 or more hours	5	38	0.53%
	Total	7118	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.24	6124	1.0	5.0	0.73	994

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	6639	86.97%
refusal	-2	9	0.12%
don't know	-1	3	0.04%
	1	11	0.14%
Less than an hour	2	84	1.1%
1-3 hours	3	600	7.86%
4-6 hours	4	262	3.43%
7 or more hours	5	24	0.31%
	Total	7634	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.21	6653	1.0	5.0	0.67	981

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	7399	86.36%
refusal	-2	7	0.08%
don't know	-1	3	0.04%
	1	10	0.12%
Less than an hour	2	89	1.04%
1-3 hours	3	747	8.72%
4-6 hours	4	280	3.27%
7 or more hours	5	32	0.37%
	Total	8568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.2	7410	1.0	5.0	0.65	1158

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	8047	84.18%
refusal	-2	9	0.09%
don't know	-1	6	0.06%
	1	6	0.06%
Less than an hour	2	115	1.2%
1-3 hours	3	964	10.08%
4-6 hours	4	372	3.89%
7 or more hours	5	34	0.36%
	Total	9559	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.21	8068	1.0	5.0	0.62	1491

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	8658	84.01%
refusal	-2	10	0.1%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
	1	15	0.15%
Less than an hour	2	149	1.45%
1-3 hours	3	1056	10.25%
4-6 hours	4	384	3.73%
7 or more hours	5	26	0.25%
	Total	10306	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.16	8676	1.0	5.0	0.63	1630

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	9639	83.47%
refusal	-2	9	0.08%
	1	17	0.15%
Less than an hour	2	147	1.27%
1-3 hours	3	1147	9.93%
4-6 hours	4	529	4.58%
7 or more hours	5	57	0.49%
	Total	11548	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.24	9651	1.0	5.0	0.67	1897

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	10431	83.0%
refusal	-2	5	0.04%
	1	22	0.18%
Less than an hour	2	170	1.35%
1-3 hours	3	1370	10.9%
4-6 hours	4	520	4.14%
7 or more hours	5	46	0.37%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.19	10440	1.0	5.0	0.65	2128

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not available for IEMB	-10	1469	11.29%
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	9693	74.48%
refusal	-2	4	0.03%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
none	1	7	0.05%
less than an hour	2	135	1.04%
1-3 hours	3	1174	9.02%
4-6 hours	4	485	3.73%
7 or more hours	5	45	0.35%
	Total	13015	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
-2.63	9700	-10.0	5.0	6.59	3315

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	10914	84.62%
refusal	-2	5	0.04%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
none	1	14	0.11%
less than an hour	2	153	1.19%
1-3 hours	3	1163	9.02%
4-6 hours	4	583	4.52%
7 or more hours	5	63	0.49%
	Total	12898	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.27	10922	1.0	5.0	0.68	1976

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	11874	83.93%
refusal	-2	18	0.13%
don't know	-1	7	0.05%
none	1	22	0.16%
less than an hour	2	185	1.31%
1-3 hours	3	1325	9.37%
4-6 hours	4	647	4.57%
7 or more hours	5	68	0.48%
	Total	14148	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.25	11901	1.0	5.0	0.69	2247

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	13073	84.22%
refusal	-2	18	0.12%
don't know	-1	18	0.12%
none	1	30	0.19%
less than an hour	2	219	1.41%
1-3 hours	3	1403	9.04%
4-6 hours	4	693	4.46%
7 or more hours	5	68	0.44%
	Total	15523	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.23	13110	1.0	5.0	0.7	2413

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cdtvvidhrw

Datafile

Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

scachilddevelopment_w15.cdtvvidhrw

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Question universe:

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Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

scachilddevelopment_w15.cdtvvidhrw

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Wave 15 (o_cdtvvidhrw child)

Wave 14 (n_cdtvvidhrw child)

Wave 13 (m_cdtvvidhrw child)

Wave 12 (l_cdtvvidhrw child)

Wave 11 (k_cdtvvidhrw child)

Wave 10 (j_cdtvvidhrw child)

Wave 9 (i_cdtvvidhrw child)

Wave 8 (h_cdtvvidhrw child)

Wave 7 (g_cdtvvidhrw child)

Wave 6 (f_cdtvvidhrw child)

Wave 5 (e_cdtvvidhrw child)

Wave 4 (d_cdtvvidhrw child)

Wave 3 (c_cdtvvidhrw child)

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