Table 6.
Availability of tools to measure height and weight at home
| By child age | By child race/ethnicity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Ages 3–5 y | Ages 6–12 y | NonHispanic White | Black | Latino | Asian | |
| (N = 1051) | (N = 433) | (N = 618) | (N = 276) | (N = 116) | (N = 407) | (N = 197) | |
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
| Scale | 69.9 (67.1–72.7) | 71.1 (66.8–75.4) | 68.2 (65.3–72.6) | 76.1 (71.0–81.2) | 56.0a (46.9–65.2) | 60.9a (56.2–65.7) | 82.7 (77.4–88.1) |
| Tape measure or yardstick | 73.8 (71.1–76.5) | 76.0 (71.9–80.0) | 72.0 (68.5–75.6) | 86.6 (82.6–90.6) | 65.5a (56.8–74.3) | 61.2a (56.5–66.0) | 83.7 (78.5–88.9) |
| Both scale and height measuring tool | 57.8 (54.9–60.8) | 61.0 (56.4–65.6) | 55.7 (51.7–59.6) | 71.0 (65.6–76.4) | 44.0a (34.8–53.1) | 44.5a (39.6–49.3) | 73.1 (66.8–79.3) |
| No tool to measure weight or height | 14.3 (12.1–16.4) | 13.6 (10.4–16.9) | 14.7 (11.9–17.5) | 8.3 (5.1–11.6) | 22.4a (14.7–30.1) | 21.4a (17.4–25.4) | 6.5 (3.1–10.1) |
CI = Confidence interval.
aSignificantly differs from nonHispanic Whites (P < .05).