Table 1.
Characteristic |
Highest Education in Householda |
Household Incomeb |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N |
Low |
Med |
High |
p |
Low |
Med |
High |
p |
N = 165 | N = 279 | N = 261 | N = 67 | N = 218 | N = 428 | |||
Child’s age (years), mean (SD) |
9.3 (1.6) |
9.1 (1.6) |
9.1 (1.6) |
NS |
9.2 (1.4) |
9.1(1.6) |
9.1 (1.6) |
NS |
Child’s gender, N (% Female) |
81 (49%) |
143 (51%) |
123 (47%) |
NS |
35 (52%) |
115 (53%) |
202 (47%) |
NS |
Parent’s age (years), mean (SD) |
39.6 (6.4) |
41.4 (5.2) |
42.9 (9.7) |
<.001 |
38.3 (7.1) |
41.2 (6.2) |
42.2 (5.2) |
<.001 |
Parent’s gender, N (% Female) |
146 (89%) |
241 (85%) |
221 (84%) |
NS |
64 (96%) |
184 (84%) |
363 (86%) |
NS |
Parent’s race/ethnicity, N (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
144 (89%) |
246 (90%) |
229 (89%) |
NS |
54 (87%) |
187 (86%) |
382(91) |
NS |
Black |
4 (2%) |
6(2%) |
6(2%) |
|
4 (6%) |
6 (3%) |
6 (1%) |
|
Asian/Pacific Is |
7 (4%) |
12 (4%) |
13 (5%) |
|
4 (6%) |
13 (6%) |
15 (6%) |
|
More than one |
4 (2%) |
5(2%) |
7 (3%) |
|
0(0%) |
6 (3%) |
10 (2%) |
|
Other |
3 (2%) |
5 (2%) |
3 (1%) |
|
0 (0%) |
6 (3%) |
5 (1%) |
|
Hispanic |
54 (33%) |
25 (9%) |
14 (5%) |
<.001 |
31 (46%) |
38 (17%) |
25 (6%) |
<.001 |
Marital status, N (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Married |
132 (80%) |
264 (95%) |
251 (96%) |
<.001 |
35 (52%) |
195 (90%) |
417 (97%) |
<.001 |
Hours worked outside home per week, N (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
< 15 |
75 (46%) |
150 (54%) |
113 (44%) |
NS |
40 (60%) |
102 (47%) |
197 (47%) |
NS |
15–35 |
39 (23%) |
61 (22%) |
58 (22%) |
|
14 (21%) |
53 (24%) |
93 (22%) |
|
36+ | 51 (31%) | 68 (24%) | 90 (34%) | 13 (19%) | 63 (29%) | 133 (31%) |
*missing data on 0–16 participants for some variables.
a Defined by highest educated adult in household.
b Defined by annual household income.