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. 2012 Jul 26;9:88. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-88

Table 1.

Participant characteristics

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
1535
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.