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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Qual Life Res. 2016 Jan 2;25(7):1655–1665. doi: 10.1007/s11136-015-1221-2

Table 4.

Demographic characteristics of the respondents retained for MOA analyses

Child Characteristics N = 377 (%)
Gender Female 192 (50.9)
Age 8–12 194 (51.5)
13–17 183 (48.5)
Mean (SD) 12.4 (2.9)
Ethnicity Hispanic/ Latino 69 (18.3)
Race* White or Caucasian 258 (68.4)
Black or African American 57 (15.1)
American Indian or Alaskan Native 8 (2.1)
Asian 29 (7.7)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 (0.5)
Other 40 (10.6)
Health Conditions** Allergies 105 (27.9)
Asthma 52 (13.8)
ADHD 31 (8.2)
Overweight 26 (6.9)
Mental Health Condition 20 (5.3)
Parent Characteristics N = 375 (%)
Gender Female 282 (75.2)
Age Mean (SD) 37.6 (8.4)
Ethnicity Hispanic/ Latino 58 (15.5)
Race* White or Caucasian 260 (69.3)
Black or African American 48 (12.8)
American Indian or Alaskan Native 10 (2.7)
Asian 25 (6.7)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 (0.5)
Other 36 (9.6)
Relationship to Child Mother or stepmother 276 (73.7)
Father or stepfather 89 (23.7)
Grandmother 2 (0.5)
Guardian, Foster Parent, or Other 8 (2.1)
Parent Relationship Status Married 237 (63.2)
Separated, Divorced, or Widowed 55 (14.7)
Living with partner 48 (12.8)
Never married 35 (9.3)
Maternal education Did not complete high school 15 (4.0)
High school degree/ GED 84 (22.4)
Some college or associates degree 146 (38.9)
College degree 114 (30.4)
Advanced degree 15 (4.0)
Unknown 1 (0.3)
Parent rating of own health Excellent or Very Good 249 (66.4)
Good 111 (29.6)
Fair 15 (4.0)
*

Respondents could endorse more than one race, so totals add up to more than 100%.

**

Parents reported more than 1 health condition for some children; there were many other conditions reported in lower frequency (<3%) than the conditions listed.