Table 4

Perceptions of changes since participating in Switch (experimental participants only)

Since starting the Switch program

A lot more

A little more

About the same

A little less

A lot less

Screen time

Do you watch more or fewer TV/Videos?

7%

8%

51%

34%

0%

Do you play more or fewer video games?

9%

13%

55%

23%

0%

Does your child watch more or fewer TV/Videos?

0%

1%

55%

40%

4%

Does your child play more or fewer video games?

0%

2%

67%

23%

8%

Fruit and vegetable consumption

Do you eat more or fewer fruits?

22%

27%

47%

4%

0%

Do you eat more or fewer vegetables?

16%

23%

56%

5%

0%

Does your child eat more or fewer fruits?

5%

39%

56%

0%

0%

Does your child eat more or fewer vegetables?

3%

35%

61%

1%

0%

Physical activity

Are you more or less active?

29%

33%

35%

3%

0%

Is your child more or less active?

4%

30%

66%

0%

0%

Gentile et al. BMC Medicine 2009 7:49   doi:10.1186/1741-7015-7-49