Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of child respondents (N = 92).
| Variables | Freq. (%) | Variables | Freq. (%) | Variables | Freq. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Mother’s age | Value | People in Household | Value | |
| Boy | 35 (38.0%) | Mean | 35.98 | Mean | 5.11 |
| Girl | 57 (62.0%) | SD | 7.17 | SD | 1.60 |
| Age | Mother’s marital status | # of TVs at Home | |||
| 9 | 21 (22.8%) | Single, never married | 13 (14.1%) | 0 | 1 (1.1%) |
| 10 | 50 (54.4%) | Married | 60 (65.2%) | 1 | 9 (9.8%) |
| 11 | 21 (22.8%) | Living with partner | 7 (7.6%) | 2 | 22 (23.9%) |
| Grade | Divorced, widow, separated | 11 (12.0%) | 3 + | 60 (65.2%) | |
| 4th | 43 (46.7%) | Other | 1 (1.1%) | ||
| 5th | 49 (53.3%) | Mother’s employment | Number of cars per household | ||
| Ethnicity | Employed for wages | 39 (42.4%) | 0 | 5 (5.4%) | |
| Hispanic | 76 (82.6%) | Self-employed | 6 (6.5%) | 1 | 33 (35.9%) |
| Don’t know | 16 (17.4%) | Out of work for more than 1 year | 5 (5.4%) | 2 | 42 (45.7%) |
| Country Born | Our of work for less than 1 year | 6 (6.5%) | 3 + | 12 (13.0%) | |
| US | 75 (81.5%) | A homemaker | 33 (35.9%) | Weight Status a | |
| Mexico | 12 (13.0%) | A student | 1 (1.1%) | Obese or overweight | 53 (57.6%) |
| Central America | 3 (3.3%) | Retired | 1 (1.1%) | Normal or underweight | 39 (42.4%) |
| Missing | 2 (2.2%) | Unable to work | 1 (1.1%) | BMI | Value |
| Guardians | Mother’s education | Mean | 21.69 | ||
| Mom only | 15 (16.3%) | Elementary to 6th | 15 (16.3%) | SD | 5.53 |
| Dad only | 0 (0.0%) | 7th–8th | 12 (13.1%) | BMI z-score | Value |
| Mom and Dad | 70 (76.1%) | 9th–12th | 45 (48.9%) | Mean | 0.90 |
| Parent and Step-parent | 6 (6.5%) | College degree or higher | 15 (16.3%) | SD | 1.21 |
| Missing | 1 (1.1%) | Vocational/technical | 5 (5.4%) | ||
a obese or overweight = at or above the 85th percentile of body mass index (BMI) values; Normal or underweight = less than the 85th percentile of BMI values.