Table 1

Alcohol imagery according to type of prime-time programme – 2004.

Type of Programme
Number of programmes
Programmes with any imagery (%)
Number of scenes with any imagery
Scenes with critical imagery (%)
Mean scenes per hour

Music
38
47.4
109
4.6
3.7
Comedy
17
64.7
53
17.0
5.9
News* Current affairs Documentary
32
62.5
126
4.0
4.5
Drama action
21
85.7
114
6.1
6.0
Reality tv
10
70.0
52
19.2
5.5
Sport
2
50.0
19
0.0
6.3
Total
120
63.0
473
7.6
4.8

* Includes sports news; 75% of the alcohol imagery in the News, current affairs and documentary category was shown in sports news items.

McGee et al. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2007 2:6   doi:10.1186/1747-597X-2-6

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