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All Ireland Traveller Health Study
Table 106: How many hours a day does your 9-year-old child watch TV (including videos and
DVDs) in their free time? During weekends. (Questionnaire item B3_10_b)
None 1-5 hrs 6-10 hrs 11-15 hrs 16+ hours n
Total ROI 2.9% 77.0% 18.7% 0.5% 0.8% 374
NI 0.0% 81.7% 18.3% 0.0% 0.0% 60
Male ROI 3.8% 76.3% 18.3% 0.5% 1.1% 186
NI 0.0% 83.3% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 36
Female ROI 2.1% 77.7% 19.1% 0.5% 0.5% 188
NI 0.0% 79.2% 20.8% 0.0% 0.0% 24
Most children (92.5% in ROI and 84.6% in NI) had their first daily meal between 7 and 9 a.m. and most
reported a daily breakfast during the school week (79.9% ROI and 64.9%) with higher rates at weekends.
Table 107: What time does your 9-year-old child have the first meal of the day?
(Questionnaire item B3_11)
Before 6
am
6–7 am 7 - 8 am 8-9 am 9-10 am 10–11
am
11 am
–12 pm
After
12pm
Total ROI 0.8% 1.8% 36.7% 55.8% 3.1% 0.3% 0.0% 1.6% 387
NI 3.1% 4.6% 40.0% 44.6% 6.2% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 65
Male ROI 1.5% 1.5% 34.9% 57.9% 2.6% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5% 195
NI 5.0% 7.5% 35.0% 42.5% 7.5% 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% 40
Female ROI 0.0% 2.1% 38.5% 53.6% 3.6% 0.5% 0.0% 1.6% 192
NI 0.0% 0.0% 48.0% 48.0% 4.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 25
Table 108: How often does your 9-year-old child usually have breakfast (more than a glass of
milk or fruit juice)? During weekdays, out of 5 weekdays. (Questionnaire item B3_12_a)
Never One day Two days Three days Four days Five days n
Total ROI 2.9% 2.9% 4.7% 4.5% 5.0% 79.9% 379
NI 1.8% 7.0% 10.5% 7.0% 8.8% 64.9% 57
Male ROI 3.7% 2.1% 6.8% 4.2% 4.2% 79.1% 191
NI 0.0% 8.8% 11.8% 5.9% 11.8% 61.8% 34
Female ROI 2.1% 3.7% 2.7% 4.8% 5.9% 80.9% 188
NI 4.3% 4.3% 8.7% 8.7% 4.3% 69.6% 23
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