The child’s amount of television watched at age 5 was calculated as the average number of hours of television watched alone per day 1) during the week and 2) on weekends on a three point scale: 1=1 hour, 2=2–3 hours, 3=4 or more hours. The correlation between weekday and weekend was .46 (p < .001). Amount of non-parental childcare from birth to 1 year of age, 1–4, and 4–5 years of age was reported retrospectively by mothers in an interview when the child was 5 years old. Parents’ responses concerning birth to 1 year of age were coded on a 7-point scale (0=none to 6=more than 30 hours per week for at least 7 months). From 1–4 and 4–5 years old, parents reported the amount of time that children spent in care outside the home in the following settings: a relative’s residence, small group babysitter, group daycare, preschool, neighbors/friends, or other. Times were scored on a 5-point scale ranging from 0=“not in this type of care” to 4=“major care, more than 20 hours per week.” Childcare scores were summed across
