Spending 3+hours per day playing video games and/or using the computer for something other Percentage of Massachusetts Middle than school work (on an average Watching TV for 3+ hours on an School Students who reported: school day) average school day Overall 42.4 20.8 (95% Confidence Interval) (39.4 - 45.4) (18.4 - 23.3) 33.2 19.1 6th Grade (28.9 - 37.5) (15.3 - 22.9) 45.2 20.8 Grade 7th (40.9 - 49.6) (16.9 - 24.8) 48.6 22.4 8th Grade (44.0 - 53.1) (18.7 - 26.0) 41.3 18.9 Male (37.8 - 44.8) (16.5 - 21.3) Gender 43.9 22.3 Female (40.4 - 47.4) (19.1 - 25.4) 38.0 15.7 White, NH (34.6 - 41.3) (13.5 - 17.9) 52.6 37.9 NH (45.3 - 59.9) (31.4 - 44.4) 56.3 33.3 Race/Ethnicity (52.7 - 60.0) (29.8 - 36.7) 43.4 13.7 Asian, NH (33.6 - 53.3) (6.3 - 21.0) 47.0 21.2 Multiracial, NH (38.6 - 55.4) (13.8 - 28.6) Data source: Massachusetts Youth Health Survey 2015. Footnote: Statistically significant difference between percentages can be assessed if 95% confidence intervals do not overlap. White, Black, Asian, and Multiracial categories refer to Hispanic (NH). Categories of American Indian or Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander were not presented due to insufficient sample sizes for a majority of survey questions. Estimates and their 95% confidence intervals were suppressed (-) if the underlying sample size was <100 respondents and/or the relative standard error was >30%.
Percentage of Massachusetts Middle School Students who reported: Spending 3+hours per day playing video games and/or using the computer for something other than school work (on an average school day) Watching TV for 3+ hours on an average school day Overall (95% Confidence Interval) 42.4 (39.4 - 45.4) 20.8 (18.4 - 23.3) Grade 6th Grade 33.2 (28.9 - 37.5) 19.1 (15.3 - 22.9) 7th 45.2 (40.9 - 49.6) 20.8 (16.9 - 24.8) 8th Grade 48.6 (44.0 - 53.1) 22.4 (18.7 - 26.0) Gender Male 41.3 (37.8 - 44.8) 18.9 (16.5 - 21.3) Female 43.9 (40.4 - 47.4) 22.3 (19.1 - 25.4) Race/Ethnicity White, NH 38.0 (34.6 - 41.3) 15.7 (13.5 - 17.9) NH 52.6 (45.3 - 59.9) 37.9 (31.4 - 44.4) 56.3 (52.7 - 60.0) 33.3 (29.8 - 36.7) Asian, NH 43.4 (33.6 - 53.3) 13.7 (6.3 - 21.0) Multiracial, NH 47.0 (38.6 - 55.4) 21.2 (13.8 - 28.6) Data source: Massachusetts Youth Health Survey 2015. Footnote: Statistically significant difference between percentages can be assessed if 95% confidence intervals do not overlap. White, Black, Asian, and Multiracial categories refer to (NH). Categories of American Indian or Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander were not presented due to insufficient sample sizes for a majority of survey questions. Estimates and their 95% confidence intervals were suppressed (-) if the underlying sample size was <100 respondents and/or the relative standard error was >30%. Hispanic
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