Selected movie characteristics (1988–2011)
| All years | Pre 2000 | Post 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total, n (%) | 2134 (100%) | 680 (32%) | 1454 (68%) |
| Motion picture rating, n (%) | |||
| General | 91 (4.3%) | 27 (4.0%) | 27 (4.4%) |
| PG | 380 (17.8%) | 129 (19.0%) | 129 (17.3%) |
| PG-13 | 881 (41.3%) | 209 (30.7%) | 209 (46.2%) |
| Restricted | 782 (36.6%) | 315 (46.3%) | 315 (32.1%) |
| Smoking in movies | |||
| Movies with any smoking, n (%) | 1465 (69%) | 571 (84%) | 894 (61%) |
| Scenes with character smoking*, mean (SD) | 6.8 (SD 8.8) | 7.9 (SD 10.3) | 6.1 (SD 7.7) |
| Character smoking average scene length†, mean (SD) | 43.3 (SD 44.5) | 80.0 (SD 48.1) | 18.9 (SD 16.4) |
*Considers only movies with smoking.
†In seconds and considers only movies with at least 1 character smoking scene (n=1267).