Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of enrolled children (N=248).
| Characteristic | n (%) | |
| Gender | ||
|
|
Male | 160 (64.5) |
| Female | 88 (35.5) | |
| Age, years | ||
|
|
6 | 36 (14.5) |
| 7 | 60 (24.2) | |
| 8 | 61 (24.6) | |
| 9 | 48 (19.4) | |
| 10 | 23 (9.3) | |
| 11 | 20 (8.1) | |
| Race | ||
|
|
White | 183 (73.8) |
| Black | 34 (13.7) | |
| American Indian or Alaskan native | 6 (2.4) | |
| Asian | 5 (2.0) | |
| Mixed race | 16 (6.5) | |
| Did not answer | 4 (1.6) | |
| Ethnicity | ||
|
|
Not Hispanic or Latino | 222 (89.5) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 (9.3) | |
| Did not answer | 3 (1.2) | |
| Geographic region | ||
|
|
Austin, TX | 56 (22.6) |
| Boston, MA | 71 (28.6) | |
| Portland, OR | 67 (27.0) | |
| Raleigh, NC | 54 (21.8) | |
| Number of other children in the home | ||
|
|
0 | 72 (29.0) |
| 1 | 31 (12.5) | |
| 2 | 43 (17.3) | |
| ≥3 | 102 (41.1) | |
| Highest education level of parent | ||
|
|
Did not graduate high school | 4 (1.6) |
| High school graduate (or equivalent) | 35 (14.1) | |
| Some college education | 85 (34.3) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 92 (37.1) | |
| Master’s degree | 26 (10.5) | |
| Doctorate degree | 5 (2.0) | |
| Did not answer | 1 (0.4) | |
| Household income | ||
|
|
<$25,000 | 18 (7.3) |
| $25,001–$50,000 | 53 (21.4) | |
| $50,001–$100,000 | 138 (55.6) | |
| >$100,000 | 37 (14.9) | |
| Did not answer | 2 (0.8) | |