Table 1.
Child, parent, and household characteristics for sons (n=359) and daughters (n=392).a
| Sons | Daughters | |
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Child characteristics | ||
| Age (years) | ||
| 11–12 | 88 (28) | 100 (29) |
| 13–15 | 160 (42) | 172 (44) |
| 16–17 | 111 (30) | 120 (27) |
| Race | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 261 (71) | 289 (67) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 61 (19) | 58 (20) |
| Other | 37 (10) | 45 (13) |
| School typeb | ||
| Public | 313 (89) | 351 (90) |
| Private/home schooled | 43 (11) | 41 (10) |
| Health insurance coverage | ||
| No/don’t know | 20 (4) | 27 (7) |
| Yes | 339 (96) | 365 (93) |
| Regular healthcare provider | ||
| No/don’t know | 67 (19) | 65 (17) |
| Yes | 292 (81) | 327 (83) |
| Preventive check-up in the last year | ||
| No/don’t know | 55 (14) | 75 (20) |
| Yes | 304 (86) | 317 (80) |
| Parent characteristics | ||
| Age (years) | ||
| ≤ 39 | 94 (29) | 88 (26) |
| 40–49 | 166 (47) | 203 (52) |
| ≥ 50 | 99 (24) | 101 (22) |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 312 (86) | 346 (90) |
| Male | 47 (14) | 46 (10) |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed for wages/self-employed | 256 (70) | 274 (68) |
| Other (unemployed, homemaker, student, retired, unable to work) | 103 (30) | 118 (32) |
| Household characteristics | ||
| Annual income | ||
| < $50,000 | 132 (38) | 136 (37) |
| ≥ $50,000 | 200 (54) | 216 (54) |
| Not reported | 27 (8) | 40 (10) |
| Highest education | ||
| High school or less | 59 (19) | 70 (18) |
| Some college or more | 300 (81) | 322 (82) |
| Number of children | ||
| 1 | 164 (28) | 183 (32) |
| ≥ 2 | 195 (72) | 209 (68) |
| Urbanicity | ||
| Rural | 85 (28) | 93 (24) |
| Urban | 274 (72) | 299 (76) |
a
Table shows raw frequencies and weighted percentages. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
b
Excludes parents who indicated that they did not know their child’s school type (n=1 son), that their child was not in school (n=1 son), or who refused to answer (n=1 son).