Table 2.
Demographic factor | Summary statistic |
---|---|
Respondent gender (% female) |
92 |
Child gender (% female) |
55 |
Parent age (Mean, std) |
31.13 (11.07) |
Child age (Mean, std) |
3.59 (1.01) |
Relation of respondent to child (%) |
|
Mother |
88 |
Father |
6 |
Grandmother |
6 |
Never speaks English at home (%) |
1 |
Race/ethnicity (%) |
|
White |
68 |
Black/African American |
22 |
Non-Hispanic white |
6 |
Other |
4 |
High grade in school (%) |
|
Some high school |
21 |
High school graduate |
37 |
Some college |
42 |
Marital status (%) |
|
Married |
17 |
Divorced or separated |
13 |
Never married/single |
44 |
Member of unmarried couple |
25 |
Other |
1 |
Weight status |
|
Parent overweight (%) |
68 |
Parent obese (%) |
36 |
Child overweight (%) |
44 |
Child obese (%) | 20 |
[1] 154 parents completed the evaluation survey at baseline; 119 of these families completed the survey at follow-up.