Table 2.

Distribution of parental socio-demographic data by diet quality and weight status

Variable	Diet needs improvement n (%)	Poor diet n (%)	P value*	Healthy weight n (%)	Overweight/ Obese n (%)	P value*
Mother’s level of education (n = 70)†
≤ 12 grade	26 (83.9)	24 (61.5)	0.06	33 (76.7)	17 (63.0)	0.21
>12 grade	5 (16.1)	15 (38.5)		10 (23.3)	10 (37.0)
Father’s level of education (n = 66)‡
≤ 12 grade	26 (76.5)	21 (65.6)	0.33	33 (76.7)	14 (60.9)	0.16
>12 grade	8 (23.5)	11 (34.4)		10 (23.3)	9 (39.1)
Mother’s employment status (n = 66)§
Employed	18 (66.7)	29 (74.4)	0.49	30 (73.2)	17 (68.0)	0.65
Unemployed	9 (33.3)	10 (25.6)		11 (26.8)	8 (32.0)
Father’s employment status (n = 72)**
Employed	24 (72.7)	33 (84.6)	0.21	37 (80.4)	20 (76.9)	0.73
Unemployed	9 (27.3)	6 (15.4)		9 (19.6)	6 (23.1)
Family Participates in the Nutrition Assistance Program (n = 72)††
Yes	16 (57.1)	26 (59.1)	0.87	28 (62.2)	14 (51.9)	0.39
No	12 (42.9)	18 (40.9)		17 (37.8)	13 (48.1)

^*Pearson’s chi-squared test was used for HEI category and weight status;

^†Missing 44 because it was unknown;

^‡Missing 48 because it was unknown;

^§missing 48 because it was unknown;

^**Missing 42 because it was unknown;

^††Missing 38 because it was unknown.