Table 1.
Characteristic | 476 Children Observed Inside Percent or Mean (SD) | 372 Children Observed Outside Percent or Mean (SD) |
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Gender | ||
Males | 50% | 51% |
Females | 50% | 49% |
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Ethnicity | ||
African American | 54% | 52% |
European American | 38% | 40% |
Latino/Hispanic | 1% | 2% |
Asian | 1% | 2% |
Other | 6% | 5%1 |
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Parent education | ||
High School or less | 16% | 17% |
Tech school/some college | 30% | 30% |
≥ College graduate | 54% | 53% |
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Age | ||
4.2 (0.7) | 4.2 (0.6) | |
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BMI, kg/m2 | ||
16.5 (2.6) | 16.6 (2.8) | |
Preschool Type | ||
Commercial Childcare Centers | 48% | 49% |
Church-affiliated Preschools | 32% | 24% |
Head Start Programs | 20% | 27% |
With rounding percentages slightly exceed 100%.