Table 1
Sociodemographic Information of Sample (N = 4173). Values are expressed as percentages within the geographical location subsample, unless otherwise specified.
| VARIABLE | LANGUAGE REGION IN SWITZERLAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERMAN | FRENCH | ITALIAN | TOTAL | |
| N = 2370 | N = 1430 | N = 373 | N = 4173 | |
| First language child1 | ||||
| Swiss German | 78.0 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 45.8 |
| German | 14.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| French | 3.6 | 87.4 | 1.6 | 32.2 |
| Italian | 3.1 | 5.3 | 94.9 | 12.1 |
| Romansh | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| English | 2.1 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Other | 14.1 | 13.6 | 6.7 | 13.2 |
| Child Gender (n = 21 missing) | ||||
| Male/Man | 52.4 | 51.0 | 48.8 | 51.6 |
| Female/Woman | 46.8 | 48.3 | 50.9 | 47.7 |
| Diverse2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Prefer not to say | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Parent Gender (n = 12 missing) | ||||
| Male/Man | 18.2 | 17.4 | 13.7 | 17.5 |
| Female/Woman | 81.2 | 81.8 | 85.3 | 81.8 |
| Diverse2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Prefer not to say | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Child Age (n = 2 missing) | ||||
| Child Age (Mean ± SD months) | 38.9 ± 17.2 | 38.5 ± 16.9 | 34.8 ± 18.5 | 38.4 ± 17.2 |
| <1 year (n = 298) | 6.7 | 6.2 | 13.9 | 7.1 |
| 1–2 years (n = 610) | 14.3 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 14.6 |
| 2–3 years (n = 818) | 19.5 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.6 |
| 3–4 years (n = 960) | 23.4 | 22.9 | 20.9 | 23.0 |
| 4–5 years (n = 901) | 22.1 | 21.9 | 17.2 | 21.6 |
| 5–6 years (n = 584) | 14.0 | 14.3 | 12.9 | 14.0 |
| Parental Age (n = 4 missing) | ||||
| Parent Age (Mean ± SD years) | 36.5 ± 4.8 | 36 ± 5.1 | 36.4 ± 5.6 | 36.3 ± 5 |
| Number of Siblings | ||||
| No sibling | 43.9 | 46.2 | 51.5 | 45.4 |
| One sibling | 43.8 | 40.9 | 36.7 | 42.2 |
| Two siblings | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 10.2 |
| Three or more siblings | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Parent nationality | ||||
| Non-Swiss | 20.7 | 28.4 | 26.3 | 23.8 |
| Swiss | 79.3 | 71.6 | 73.7 | 76.2 |
| Parent Language | ||||
| Swiss German | 69.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 40.6 |
| German | 16.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 10.1 |
| French | 3.6 | 79.6 | 1.3 | 29.5 |
| Italian | 3.0 | 5.7 | 91.4 | 11.8 |
| English | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Romansh | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Parental Education | ||||
| Unknown/missing | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Less than primary school degree | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Primary school degree | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Secondary school degree | 17.6 | 17.1 | 20.1 | 17.6 |
| Matura degree3 | 20.1 | 16.5 | 18.2 | 18.6 |
| College degree4 | 23.7 | 22.8 | 22.3 | 23.1 |
| Bachelor’s degree5 | 26.5 | 32.6 | 25.2 | 28.4 |
| Master degree6 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 7.6 |
| PhD degree | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Parent Employment Category7 | ||||
| Not employed | 9.7 | 6.6 | 17.2 | 9.3 |
| Unskilled. Salesman | 6.2 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| Educator, nurse | 25.1 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 29.2 |
| Psychologist, technician | 33.0 | 32.2 | 19.6 | 31.5 |
| Senior executive, large business | 12.8 | 14.7 | 6.7 | 12.9 |
| Unknown | 13.2 | 7.1 | 16.4 | 11.4 |
| Parent Work Percentage (n = 111 missing) | ||||
| no% | 9.2 | 7.1 | 14.5 | 8.9 |
| 0–49% | 20.8 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 14.9 |
| 50–100% | 70.0 | 86.2 | 76.3 | 76.1 |
| Perception of Financial Situation | ||||
| Far below average | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Somewhat below average | 10.3 | 10.7 | 15.3 | 10.9 |
| Average | 36.0 | 35.1 | 48.8 | 36.8 |
| Somewhat above average | 43.7 | 42.7 | 25.7 | 41.7 |
| Far above average | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| I prefer not to say/unknown | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| Current Partner Status (n = 11 missing) | ||||
| Biological parent | 95.1 | 92.5 | 94.9 | 94.2 |
| Not biological parent | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| No partner | 3.4 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
[i] Note: 1Parents selected from the following language options: (Swiss) German, French, Italian, Romansh, and English, with multiple answers possible; 2Diverse = non-binary, third gender, gender-fluid, two-spirit, something else; 3Baccalaureate schools, Specialized Baccalaureate, Upper secondary specialized schools, Vocational education and training, Vocational education and training (Apprenticeship), FVB, Federal Vet Diploma; 4College of Higher Education Diploma, Universities of Applied Sciences, Universities of Teacher Education, Universities incl. Federal Institutes of Technology; 5Bachelor’s Degree, College of Higher Education Diploma, Federal Diploma of Higher Education; 6Master, Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education;7For employment category examples, see the full survey on the OSF (https://osf.io/zwj84).
Figure 1
Flowchart of Participants Included for Analysis.
Figure 2
Percentage of Participants Reporting Devices Being Present in Household (Panel A) vs. Device Being Used by the Child at Least Once (Panel B) Within Each Age Group.
Figure 3
Average Daily Durations (in Minutes) That Children Across Each Age Group Spent on Digital Media Activities (in Pink) and for Screen-Based Activities (in Purple). Dots Show Individual Data Points, Boxes Correspond to Interquartile Range, and Lines Within the Boxplots to Medians.
Figure 4
Percent of Parents Agreeing with Response Options to the Question “The content of your child’s screen-based activities is…”. The left side of the figure shows the proportion of parents from the Short SWIPE survey who responded with “Yes” to the statement (n = 459), while the right side presents the distribution of Likert-scale responses among parents from the SWIPE survey (n = 3714).
Figure 5
Percent of Parents Agreeing with Response Options to the Question “What are the main reasons for you to let your child use screens?”. The left side of the figure shows the proportion of parents from the Short SWIPE survey who responded with “Yes” to each statement (n = 459), while the right side presents the distribution of Likert-scale responses among parents from the SWIPE survey (n = 3714).
Figure 6
Percent of Parents Agreeing with Response Options to the Question “When you or someone else uses screens (TV and/or touch devices) with your child, what do you usually do?”.