Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample of mothers, and their 2- to 7-year-old children, who completed an online survey generated at a public university in the USA (n 318)
| Mean or n | sd or % | |
|---|---|---|
| Mothers | ||
| Age (years), mean and sd | 32·6 | 6·7 |
| Race/ethnicity*, n and % | ||
| African American | 13 | 4 |
| Caucasian | 264 | 83 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7 | 2 |
| Native American | 12 | 4 |
| Other or mixed race | 21 | 7 |
| Education, n and % | ||
| High school or less | 15 | 5 |
| Some college or more | 303 | 95 |
| Employment, n and % | ||
| Employed full-time | 207 | 65 |
| Employed part-time | 48 | 15 |
| Unemployed | 63 | 20 |
| Annual household income†, n and % | ||
| <$US 20 000 | 8 | 3 |
| $US 20 000–34 999 | 41 | 13 |
| $US 35 000–49 999 | 57 | 18 |
| >$US 50 000 | 210 | 66 |
| Relationship status, n and % | ||
| Single | 24 | 7 |
| Married/partnered | 263 | 83 |
| Divorced, separated, widowed | 31 | 10 |
| Frequency of family diners, n and % | ||
| ≤3 d/week | 29 | 9 |
| 4–6 d/week | 154 | 48 |
| 7 d/week | 135 | 43 |
| Children | ||
| Age (years), mean and sd | 4·1 | 1·6 |
| Gender, n and % | ||
| Male | 162 | 51 |
| Female | 156 | 49 |
| Frequency child went grocery shopping with the mother, n and % | ||
| Once per month | 41 | 13 |
| Two–three times per month | 140 | 44 |
| Once per week | 102 | 32 |
| More than once per week | 35 | 11 |
| Frequency child made a food request during grocery shopping in past 30 d, n and % | ||
| None | 0 | 0 |
| 1–2 times | 210 | 66 |
| 3–4 times | 80 | 25 |
| 5–6 times | 15 | 5 |
| 7 times | 13 | 4 |
*
Information not reported for one participant.
†
Information not reported for two participants.