Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of parents (n=60)

Attribute	Summary Statistic
Sex	n	%
Female	56	93.3
Male	4	6.7
Relationship to child
Mother	55	91.7
Other*	5	8.3
Race
White	17	28.3
African American	23	38.3
Hispanic/Latino(a)	20	33.3
Education
Less than High School	10	15.0
High School graduate/GED	28	31.7
Technical school/some college	23	38.3
College graduate or greater	9	15.0
Employment
Employed/self-employed	22	40.8
Unemployed	28	51.8
Other	4	7.4
Marital Status
Married or living with partner	23	38.3
Divorced/ Separated	5	8.3
Single	32	53.3
Parent weight status**
Underweight	1	5.9
Normal weight	7	41.2
Overweight	3	17.7
Obese	6	35.3
Experienced food insecurity in past 12 months
Yes	26	43.3
No	34	56.7
Participated in assistance programs
Women, Infants, and Children	42	70.0
Food Stamps/SNAP/EBT	48	80.0
Free/reduced school meals	28	46.7
Head Start	21	35.0

^*3 Fathers, 1 grandfather, and 1aunt;

^**Body mass index assessed based on self-reported height and weight and classified as underweight <18.5; normal weight 18.5–24.9; overweight 25–29.9; obese >30.