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Bedtimes of 11 to 14-year-old children in north-east England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

A. J. Rugg-Gunn ,
A. F. Hackett ,
D. R. Appleton  and
J. E. Eastoe
A. J. Rugg-Gunn
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
A. F. Hackett
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
D. R. Appleton
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
J. E. Eastoe
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
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Summary

As part of a longitudinal study of diet and dental caries, 405 Northumberland children initially aged 11–12 years recorded the time of going to bed on 3 consecutive days on 5 occasions over a 23-month period. The bedtimes were recorded in a personal diary and checked at private interview. Mean bedtime for the 212 females changed from 21 hr 44 min at age 11 years 7 months to 22 hr 11 min at age 13 years 3 months. Bedtime for the 193 males was, on average, 9 min later than that for the females. There was a consistent relation between bedtime and social class, with social class IV + V children going to bed, on average, 14 min later than social class I + II children. When the average age of the children was 13 years 3 months, 13% of them went to bed at or after 23.00 hr, and they were latest to bed on Saturday when their average bedtime was 22 hr 59 min.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , April 1984 , pp. 291 - 297
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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