Table 2.
Parental Concordance/Discordance on Characteristics of the Family Eating Environment (n=1,052 pairs) within Sociodemographically Diverse Households.a
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Importance of Family Meals
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1,006 | 42% (419) | 32% (319) | 26% (268) |
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Parent Sets Limits on Adolescent’s Media Use During Family Meals
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975 | 17% (167) | 63% (611) | 20% (197) |
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Parent Pressures Adolescent to Eat
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1,045 | 68% (707) | 13% (137) | 19% (201) |
| Parent Restricts What Adolescent Eats | 1,044 | 68% (706) | 13% (140) | 19% (198) |
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| Both Parents Endorse 0–4 Times | Both Parents Endorse 5+ Times | Any Discordant | ||
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| Weekly Frequency of Family Meals | 1,042 | 42% (439) | 37% (380) | 21% (223) |
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| Both Parents Endorse Rarely | Both Parents Endorse Sometimes/Usually/Always | Any Discordant | ||
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| Frequency of Adolescent Media Use at Family Meals | 940 | 41% (389) | 38% (353) | 21% (198) |
a
All values presented as raw % (n).