Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the sample (n = 1220).

	% Samplea
Gender
Male	50.6
Female	49.4
Age
5–11	60
12–18	40
Race
Non-Hispanic white	9.4
Non-Hispanic black	44.7
Hispanic	41.6
Other	4.2
Eligible for free or reduced price meal at school
No	30
Yes	70
Household poverty category
≤200% of the FPL	75.8
>200% of the FPL	24.2
Mother’s education
High school	61.1
Some college	21.6
College graduate	17.4
Parent foreign born
No	72.6
Yes	27.3
Parents perceive meals served at school are healthy
Very healthy	7.7
Somewhat healthy	13.7
Somewhat unhealthy	47.5
Very unhealthy	31.1
Student eats lunch at school
No	12.8
Yes	87.2

^aSample weighted.