Table 1.
Summary of demographics and nutrition knowledge scores for parents and their 2–5-year-old children
| Parents (n 269) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent 1 | Parent 2 | Children (n 269) | ||||||||||
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | |||||||
| Age (years) | 34·9 | 5·5 | 37·6 | 6·1 | Age (years) | 3·6 | 0·9 | |||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25·6 | 5·6 | 26·6 | 4·2 | BMI Z-score | 0·1 | 1·8 | |||||
| Gender | Gender | |||||||||||
| Male (n) | 29 | Male (n) | 128 | |||||||||
| Female (n) | 239 | Female (n) | 141 | |||||||||
| Number of children | 2·2 | 0·9 | Attended child care (%) | 72·6 | ||||||||
| Two-parent family status (%) | 91 | Breast-feeding (%) | 86·7 | |||||||||
| Socio-economic status (%) | Special dietary needs (%) | 5·9 | ||||||||||
| Very low or low (1, 2, 3) | 20·7 | Television viewing (%) | ||||||||||
| Middle (4, 5, 6, 7) | 49·2 | 2 h/d or less | 71·6 | |||||||||
| Very high or high (8, 9, 10) | 30·1 | Family dine together (%) | ||||||||||
| Combined annual family income ($AU) | ≥5 times/week | 68·2 | ||||||||||
| ≤13 000 | 9·7 | Takeaway meals (%) | ||||||||||
| 13 001 to 50 000 | 14·9 | ≤1 time/week | 90·7 | |||||||||
| 50 001 to 100 000 | 46·7 | Cultural background (%) | ||||||||||
| 100 001 to 150 000 | 19·7 | Australian | 65·2 | |||||||||
| ≥150 001 | 9·0 | Indigenous | 0·8 | |||||||||
| Weekly hours of employment | 19·9 | 17·2 | 37·2 | 15·3 | Other | 36·0 | ||||||
| Type of employment (%) | ||||||||||||
| Full time | 18·0 | 77·7 | ||||||||||
| Part time or casual | 50·2 | 13·0 | ||||||||||
| Home duties | 31·8 | 9·3 | ||||||||||
| Education level (%) | ||||||||||||
| High school | 21·6 | 19·3 | ||||||||||
| Trade or apprenticeship | 1·5 | 16·5 | ||||||||||
| Certificate or Diploma | 27·9 | 26·9 | ||||||||||
| University degree or higher | 49·1 | 37·4 | ||||||||||
| Parent 1 nutrition knowledge | 73·3 | 13·1 | ||||||||||
Data are presented as mean and standard deviation or percentage as indicated. Parent 1 denotes the parent who completed the questionnaire, parent 2 is the other parent in the family.