Table 2. Prevalence (N, %a) of Health Behaviors by Parental Educational Attainment and Financial Strain (N=1117).
Parental Educational Attainment |
Financial Strain |
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>=HS (n=837)b |
<HS (n=280)b |
Low (n=902) |
High (n=215) |
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N | % | N | % | P-valuec | N | % | N | % | P-valuec | |
Weight Status | 0.304 | 0.014 | ||||||||
Underweight/ normal (BMI >25.0)d |
554 | 67.0% | 176 | 63.3% | 609 | 68.3% | 121 | 56.8% | ||
Overweight (BMI<30.0)d |
194 | 23.5% | 62 | 22.3% | 204 | 22.9% | 52 | 24.4% | ||
Obese (BMI>=30.0)d | 79 | 9.6% | 40 | 14.4% | 79 | 8.9% | 40 | 18.8% | ||
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption | 0.005 | 0.207 | ||||||||
0 to <2 cups | 344 | 42.4% | 140 | 52.4% | 375 | 42.9% | 109 | 53.2% | ||
2 to <4 cups | 329 | 40.5% | 94 | 35.2% | 356 | 40.7% | 67 | 32.7% | ||
4+ cups | 139 | 17.1% | 33 | 12.4% | 143 | 16.4% | 29 | 14.1% | ||
Soda Pop Consumption | 0.732 | 0.494 | ||||||||
Never | 197 | 23.7% | 60 | 21.8% | 211 | 23.6% | 46 | 21.8% | ||
1-3 times last month | 215 | 25.9% | 60 | 21.8% | 224 | 25.1% | 51 | 24.2% | ||
1-2 times/week | 167 | 20.1% | 68 | 24.7% | 191 | 21.4% | 44 | 20.9% | ||
3-4 times/week | 104 | 12.5% | 36 | 13.1% | 115 | 12.9% | 25 | 11.8% | ||
5-6 times/week | 51 | 6.1% | 19 | 6.9% | 50 | 5.6% | 20 | 9.5% | ||
1+ times/day | 96 | 11.6% | 32 | 11.6% | 103 | 11.5% | 25 | 11.8% | ||
Fast Food Consumption | 0.153 | 0.863 | ||||||||
0 to <once/day | 675 | 80.6% | 208 | 74.3% | 713 | 79.0% | 170 | 79.1% | ||
1 to <twice/day | 102 | 12.2% | 47 | 16.8% | 122 | 13.5% | 27 | 12.6% | ||
2+ times/day | 60 | 7.2% | 25 | 8.9% | 67 | 7.4% | 18 | 8.4% | ||
Hard Physical Activity | 0.001 | 0.001 | ||||||||
None | 117 | 14.0% | 54 | 19.7% | 130 | 14.5% | 41 | 19.2% | ||
1-2 days | 223 | 26.8% | 83 | 30.3% | 243 | 27.2% | 63 | 29.6% | ||
3-5 days | 245 | 29.4% | 80 | 29.2% | 271 | 30.3% | 54 | 25.4% | ||
6-8 days | 124 | 14.9% | 32 | 11.7% | 127 | 14.2% | 29 | 13.6% | ||
9+ days | 124 | 14.9% | 25 | 9.1% | 123 | 13.8% | 26 | 12.2% | ||
Light Physical Activity | 0.001 | 0.001 | ||||||||
None | 57 | 6.9% | 36 | 13.0% | 66 | 7.4% | 27 | 12.8% | ||
1-2 days | 207 | 24.9% | 87 | 31.5% | 237 | 26.4% | 57 | 27.0% | ||
3-5 days | 212 | 25.5% | 84 | 30.4% | 238 | 26.5% | 58 | 27.5% | ||
6-8 days | 134 | 16.1% | 33 | 12.0% | 136 | 15.2% | 31 | 14.7% | ||
9+ days | 222 | 26.7% | 36 | 13.0% | 220 | 24.5% | 38 | 18.0% | ||
Binge Drinking | 0.001 | 0.107 | ||||||||
Do not drink | 355 | 42.5% | 163 | 58.2% | 430 | 47.7% | 88 | 41.1% | ||
None in past 2 weeks | 198 | 23.7% | 53 | 18.9% | 198 | 22.0% | 53 | 24.8% | ||
At least once in past 2 weeks |
283 | 33.9% | 64 | 22.9% | 274 | 30.4% | 73 | 34.1% | ||
Tobacco Use | 0.789 | 0.103 | ||||||||
Do not smoke | 648 | 78.1% | 219 | 78.2% | 719 | 80.2% | 148 | 69.2% | ||
0-9 days | 122 | 14.7% | 44 | 15.7% | 124 | 13.8% | 42 | 19.6% | ||
10 or more days | 60 | 7.2% | 17 | 6.1% | 53 | 5.9% | 24 | 11.2% | ||
Unhealthy Weight Control |
109 | 13.0% | 50 | 17.9% | 0.003 | 118 | 13.1% | 41 | 19.1% | 0.001 |
Note.
Denominators may vary due to missing data
HS: High School
P-values were generated from unadjusted logistic regression
BMI: body mass index