Table 2.

Bivariate Analysis of Dietary Practices by Race and Ethnicity of Children 2-11 Years Old: California Health Interview Survey 2007 and 2009

	White (Referent)	Latino (English Interview)	Latino (Spanish Interview)	African-American	Asian (English Interview	Asian (non-English Interview)	p*
Dietary Practice	(n=7,906)	(1,853)	(n=2,332)	(n=629)	(n=1,559)	(n=484)
Fruit (<2 servings yesterday) %	34.0	36.2	38.9	39.1	44.5	67.1	<0.05*
Vegetables (<2 servings yesterday) %	55.9	67.2	71.0	62.1	60.63	77.9	<0.05*
Fruit Juice (≥2 servings yesterday) %	25.3	42.8	45.3	42.8	23.0	27.3	<0.05*
Sweets (≥1 servings yesterday) %	75.1	67.4	55.2	66.5	72.6	69.8	<0.05*
Sugar sweetened beverages % (≥1 servings yesterday)	22.8	37.8	34.1	34.9	23.7	23.6	<0.05*
Fast food (≥1 servings last week) %	65.3	78.2	67.6	69.2	68.4	61.3	<0.05*

^*p-value that differed significantly (p<0.05) across the racial/ethnic groups determined by χ² test