Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of respondents to the BAQ-HH: parents (n 532) of pre-school children aged 2–5 years enrolled in ten Head Start centres, USA, autumn 2010
| Frequency | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender of reporting parent | ||
| Female | 441 | 83 |
| Male | 63 | 12 |
| Unspecified | 28 | 5 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Black | 49 | 9 |
| White | 87 | 16 |
| Hispanic | 351 | 66 |
| Asian | 7 | 1 |
| Other/unspecified | 38 | 7 |
| Age | ||
| 18–20 years old | 8 | 2 |
| 20–29 years old | 251 | 47 |
| 30–39 years old | 201 | 38 |
| 40–49 years old | 43 | 8 |
| 50–59 years old | 5 | <1 |
| 60 years old or above | 3 | <1 |
| Unspecified | 21 | 4 |
| Highest level of education | ||
| Grade school | 109 | 20 |
| Some high school | 118 | 22 |
| High-school graduate | 120 | 23 |
| Some college | 92 | 18 |
| College degree | 41 | 8 |
| Graduate school/post | 5 | <1 |
| Unspecified | 46 | 9 |
BAQ-HH, Behavior and Attitudes Questionnaire for Healthy Habits.