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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 2.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Oct 21;19(3):574–580. doi: 10.1038/oby.2010.238

Table 1.

Characteristics of the sample at baseline by study condition

Parent-only
(N = 40)
Parent–child
(N = 40)
Child
  Mean age (s.d.) 10.81 (1.31) 10.08 (1.15)
  Femalea (%) 50% 70%
Parent
  Mean age (s.d.) 44.61 (4.73) 41.03 (5.29)
  Femalea (%) 87% 90%
Education-highest parenta
  Less than high school 0.0% 2.5%
  High school 7.9% 12.5%
  Vocational school 7.9% 5.0%
  Some college 23.7% 25.0%
  College graduate 42.1% 35.0%
  Advanced degree 18.4% 20.0%
Total household incomea
  Below $20,000 2.6% 5.0%
  $20,001–$40,000 7.9% 10.0%
  $40,001–$60,000 18.4% 15.0%
  Above $60,000 63.2% 65.0%
  Don’t know 7.9% 5.0%
a

Expressed as percent of total or condition.