Table 1.
Characteristics of 470 parent-child pairs, overall and by computer and Internet use.
| Total | No computer at home | No Internet use | Use Internet for health information – self* | Use Internet for health information – child* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||
| N (%) | 470 (100) | 30 (6) | 32 (7) | 276 (63) | 186 (42) |
| Mean (SD) | |||||
| Child Characteristics | |||||
| Age, years | 5.0 (1.2) | 4.9 (1.2) | 5.0 (1.0) | 4.9 (1.1) | 4.9 (1.2) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 19.2 (2.3) | 20.0 (3.4) | 19.9 (3.0) | 19.0 (2.2) | 19.0 (2.3) |
| N (column %) | |||||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 245 (52) | 18 (60) | 17 (53) | 145 (53) | 96 (52) |
| Female | 225 (48) | 12 (40) | 15 (47) | 131 (47) | 90 (48) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| Black | 96 (20) | 7 (23) | 7 (22) | 48 (17) | 35 (19) |
| Latino | 76 (16) | 9 (30) | 7 (22) | 44 (16) | 28 (15) |
| Other | 34 (7) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 19 (7) | 10 (5) |
| White | 264 (56) | 13 (43) | 17 (53) | 165 (60) | 113 (61) |
| BMI | |||||
| Overweight (85th –<95th percentile) | 204 (43) | 11 (37) | 10 (31) | 125 (45) | 86 (46) |
| Obese (≥95th percentile) | 266 (57) | 19 (63) | 22 (69) | 151 (55) | 100 (54) |
| Parent and Household Characteristics | |||||
| BMI | |||||
| Normal (BMI <25 kg/m2) | 18 (4) | 3 (10) | 4 (13) | 8 (3) | 7 (4) |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2) | 199 (42) | 8 (27) | 9 (29) | 117 (42) | 75 (40) |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 252 (54) | 19 (63) | 18 (58) | 151 (55) | 104 (56) |
| Education | |||||
| Less than college graduate | 182 (39) | 26 (87) | 27 (84) | 90 (33) | 63 (34) |
| College graduate | 288 (61) | 4 (13) | 5 (16) | 186 (67) | 123 (66) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Not Married | 111 (24) | 20 (67) | 17 (53) | 54 (20) | 36 (19) |
| Married | 359 (76) | 10 (33) | 15 (47) | 222 (80) | 150 (81) |
| Household income | |||||
| ≤ $50,000 | 133 (29) | 25 (86) | 21 (72) | 60 (22) | 38 (21) |
| >$50,000 | 329 (71) | 4 (14) | 8 (28) | 213 (78) | 146 (79) |
*
Question restricted to those who answered yes to using the Internet (n=438)