Table 1.
General characteristics of normal weight high school students
| Unweighted | Weighted | Weighted % ± SE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 20,264) | (N = 1,025,792) | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 9,211 | 489,237 | 47.7 ± 1.9 |
| Female | 11,053 | 536,555 | 52.3 ± 1.9 |
| Age (years) | 16.43 ± 0.01a | ||
| Father’s education | |||
| Middle school or less | 710 | 34,766 | 3.4 ± 0.1 |
| High school | 6,970 | 349,989 | 34.1 ± 0.6 |
| College or more | 9,814 | 502,048 | 48.9 ± 0.8 |
| Unspecified | 1,903 | 96,159 | 9.4 ± 0.3 |
| Not applicable | 867 | 42,830 | 4.2 ± 0.1 |
| Mother’s education | |||
| Middle school or less | 614 | 29,614 | 2.9 ± 0.1 |
| High school | 9,088 | 457,343 | 44.6 ± 0.6 |
| College or more | 7,875 | 401,145 | 39.1 ± 0.7 |
| Unspecified | 1,901 | 987,10 | 9.6 ± 0.3 |
| Not applicable | 786 | 38,977 | 3.8 ± 0.2 |
| Socio-economic status | |||
| High | 999 | 51,065 | 5.0 ± 0.2 |
| Upper middle | 4,551 | 231,158 | 22.5 ± 0.4 |
| Middle | 10,247 | 517,446 | 50.4 ± 0.4 |
| Lower middle | 3,549 | 180,557 | 17.6 ± 0.3 |
| Low | 891 | 45,545 | 4.4 ± 0.2 |
| Year of high school | |||
| 1st year | 6,600 | 334,603 | 32.6 ± 0.3 |
| 2nd year | 6,889 | 346,948 | 33.8 ± 0.3 |
| 3rd year | 6,775 | 344,239 | 33.6 ± 0.3 |
| School type | |||
| Co-ed high school | 12,460 | 611,734 | 59.6 ± 2.3 |
| Men’s high school | 3,524 | 190,439 | 18.6 ± 1.9 |
| Women’s high school | 4,280 | 223,619 | 21.8 ± 2.1 |
a mean ± SE