Table 3.

Standardized factor loadings (and robust standard errors) based on confirmatory factor analysis of the knowledge and attitude scales of the BAQ-HH among parents (n 532) of pre-school children aged 2–5 years enrolled in ten Head Start centres, USA, autumn 2010

Knowledge			Attitudes
	Factor loading			Factor loading
Item	Mean	se	Item	Mean	se
I think these issues matter for my family's good health:			I worry about:
The portion size of food	0·75	0·05	My child eating too much when I'm not around	0·59	0·05
The amount of sugar in food	0·56	0·07	My child having to diet to keep a good weight	0·67	0·05
Eating fruits and vegetables	0·85	0·04	A lack of low-cost and safe places for my child to be active	0·85	0·04
Cutting down on sodas	0·62	0·07	A lack of physical activity or sports time for my child	0·90	0·03
Having healthy foods at home	0·88	0·04
Balance eating with physical activity	0·89	0·04
Cutting down on screen time (TV, computer, games)	0·69	0·06

BAQ-HH, Behavior and Attitudes Questionnaire for Healthy Habits; TV, television.