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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 27.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2013 Jul 12;25(3):468–486. doi: 10.1123/pes.25.3.468

Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Study Sample.

Child Age, Mean (SD) 9.1 (1.6)
Child sex, n, (%)
 male 342 (50.2)
 female 340 (49.9)
Child race/ethnicity, n (%)
 non-Hispanic white 462 (67.7)
 Hispanic 116 (17.0)
 non-Hispanic nonwhite 104 (15.3)
Highest education level in householda, n (%)
 completed high school or less 35 (5.2)
 some college 112 (16.7)
 completed college 273 (40.7)
 completed graduate school 251 (37.4)
Household incomeb (%)
 <$50k 92 (13.9)
 $50–100k 245 (37.1)
 >$100k 324 (49.0)
Neighborhood physical-activity environment (PAE), n (%)
 low PAE 329 (48.2)
 high PAE 353 (51.8)
County, n (%)
 San Diego County 327 (48.0)
 King County-Seattle 355 (52.1)
Child average daily MVPA, minutes, mean (SD) 144.0 (52.0)

Note. SD = standard deviation, PAE = physical-activity environment, MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.

a

n = 671 participants whose parents reported household education

b

n = 661 participants whose parents reported household income