Table 2 Time spent reading a ‘paper book’ or a digital device (DD)
From: Visual implications of digital device usage in school children: a cross-sectional study
Age (In years) | Time Spent | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than 2 h. | 2–4 h. | 4–6 h. | More than 6 h. | |||
11 | Book | 23 (32.9%) | 37 (52.9%) | 9 (12.9%) | 1 (1.4%) | 70 (100%) |
DD | 43 (61.4%) | 23 (32.9%) | 2 (2.9%) | 2 (2.9%) | ||
12 | Book | 50 (34.7%) | 74 (51.4%) | 18 (12.5%) | 2 (1.4%) | 144 (100%) |
DD | 69 (47.9%) | 61 (42.4%) | 13 (9.0%) | 1 (0.7%) | ||
13 | Book | 54 (35.8%) | 77 (51.0%) | 16 (10.6%) | 4 (2.6%) | 151 (100%) |
DD | 46 (30.5%) | 73 (48.3%) | 27 (17.9%) | 5 (3.3%) | ||
14 | Book | 48 (40.0%) | 54 (45.0%) | 13 (10.8%) | 5 (4.2%) | 120 (100%) |
DD | 35 (29.2%) | 52 (43.3%) | 26 (21.7%) | 7 (5.8%) | ||
15 | Book | 16 (30.8%) | 25 (48.1%) | 10 (19.2%) | 1 (1.9%) | 52 (100%) |
DD | 15 (28.8%) | 26 (50.0%) | 8 (15.4%) | 3 (5.8%) | ||
16 | Book | 4 (12.1%) | 5 (15.2%) | 8 (24.2%) | 16 (48.5%) | 33 (100%) |
DD | 13 (39.4%) | 15 (45.5%) | 4 (12.1%) | 1 (3.0%) | ||
17 | Book | 3 (50%) | 1 (16.7%) | 1 (16.7%) | 1 (16.7%) | 6 (100%) |
DD | 3 (50.0%) | 1 (16.7%) | 2 (33.3%) | 0 | ||