THE INFLUENCE OF AGE, SEX, SOCIAL-CLASS AND RELIGION ON TELEVISION VIEWING TIME AND PROGRAM PREFERENCES AMONG 11-YEAR-OLDS 15-YEAR-OLDS

Authors
FRANCIS LJ GIBSON HM
Citation
Lj. Francis et Hm. Gibson, THE INFLUENCE OF AGE, SEX, SOCIAL-CLASS AND RELIGION ON TELEVISION VIEWING TIME AND PROGRAM PREFERENCES AMONG 11-YEAR-OLDS 15-YEAR-OLDS, Journal of educational television, 19(1), 1993, pp. 25-35
Citations number
50
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research
Journal title
Journal of educational television → ACNP
ISSN journal
02607417
Volume
19
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
25 - 35
Database
ISI
SICI code
0260-7417(1993)19:1<25:TIOASS>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A questionnaire concerned with television viewing habits was completed by 5432 pupils between the ages of 11 and 15 years in Dundee. The dat a suggest that an adequate description of television use among this ag e group needs to distinguish between both overall viewing time and pro gramme preferences, and between four main types of programmes, namely soap, sport, light entertainment and current awareness. Age, sex, soci al class and religion all emerge as significant predictors of overall viewing time and of programme preferences.