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. 2015 Nov 30;3:e1463. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1463

Table 1. Descriptive information of children (N = 514).

Variable N %
Gender
Male 251 48.8
Female 263 51.2
Age (years)
7–8 173 33.7
9–10 222 43.2
11–12 119 23.2
Race
Non-hispanic white 355 69.1
Non-hispanic black 32 6.2
Hispanic 79 15.4
Other 48 9.3
Parental structure
Dual parent 417 81.1
Single parent 97 18.9
Number of siblings in household
0 124 24.1
1 206 40.1
2 119 23.2
3 or more 65 12.6
Household income ($ per year)
≤25,000 77 15.0
25,001–50,000 119 23.2
50,001–75,000 106 20.6
75,001–100,000 114 22.2
≥100,001 98 19.1
Parental education
High school or less 118 23.0
2-year college 132 25.7
4-year college/university 193 37.5
Graduate university 71 13.8
Population size of municipality
≤9,999 123 23.9
10,000–99,999 136 26.5
100,000–499,999 127 24.7
≥500,000 128 24.9
Urban form
Rural 84 16.3
Semi-rural 84 16.3
Suburb or subdivision 243 47.3
Urban or inner-city 103 20.0