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Increase the proportion of children aged 2 to 5 years who get no more than 1 hour of screen time a day — PA‑13 Data

Status: Getting worse

  Getting worse

Most Recent Data:
38.7 percent (2020-21)

Target:
48.9 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
43.9 percent of children aged 2 to 5 years had total screen time of no more than 1 hour a day in 2018-19

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Children with total screen time of no more than 1 hour a day, 2018-19 to 2020-21 
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018-19 2020-21
Total
43.9
CI 42.1 / 45.8
SE 0.927
38.7
CI 37.3 / 40.1
SE 0.733