Table 2.
Characteristics of respondents
|
Total |
Dutch |
Turkish |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Sex of the child | ||||||
| female |
432 |
49.2 |
306 |
49.0 |
126 |
49.8 |
| male |
446 |
50.8 |
319 |
51.0 |
127 |
50.2 |
| Child’s age | ||||||
| 6-8 years |
466 |
54.3 |
340 |
54.8 |
126 |
52.9 |
| ≥ 8 years |
392 |
45.7 |
280 |
45.2 |
112 |
47.1 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Dutch |
626 |
71.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Turkish |
256 |
29.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Overweight child | ||||||
| no overweight |
643 |
84.3 |
506 |
89.9** |
137 |
68.5 |
| overweight |
90 |
11.8 |
45 |
8.0** |
45 |
22.5 |
| obese |
30 |
3.9 |
12 |
2.1** |
18 |
9.0 |
| Sex of the parent | ||||||
| female |
773 |
88.2 |
574 |
91.8** |
199 |
79.3 |
| male |
103 |
11.8 |
51 |
8.2** |
52 |
20.7 |
| Parental education | ||||||
| low |
322 |
37.9 |
168 |
27.2** |
154 |
66.4 |
| middle |
346 |
40.8 |
284 |
46.0** |
62 |
26.7 |
| high | 181 | 21.3 | 165 | 26.7** | 16 | 6.9 |
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.