Table 1.
Population Demographic and Health Characteristics (n = 502)
| Demographic Characteristics | Percentage/Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Female Parent (%) | 54.8 |
| Parent Age (years (SD)) | 39.5 (7.8) |
| Child Age (years (SD)) | 8.5 (2.4) |
| Parent Race/ethnicity (%) | |
| White, non Hispanic | 60.8 |
| Black, non Hispanic | 10.7 |
| Hispanic | 19.9 |
| Other | 8.5 |
| Region (%) | |
| Northeast | 16.7 |
| Midwest | 22.1 |
| South | 36.5 |
| West | 24.7 |
| Residence in a Metropolitan Area (%) | 84.5 |
| Income (%) | |
| <$50,000 | 35.3 |
| $50,000–99,000 | 35.4 |
| >= $100,000 | 29.2 |
| Parent education (%) | |
| Less than High School | 12.7 |
| High School | 23.8 |
| Some College | 31.4 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 32.1 |
| Parent Numeracy (# correct answers) | |
| 0 | 7.1 |
| 1 | 24.2 |
| 2 | 25.3 |
| 3 | 21.6 |
| 4 | 21.8 |
| Number of children in household (n (SD)) | 2.2 (1.1) |
| Health Characteristics | |
| Parent BMI Class, estimateda (%) | |
| Healthy Weight | 32.9 |
| Overweight | 30.4 |
| Obese | 36.7 |
| Child BMI Classa, (%) | |
| Healthy Weight | 64.8 |
| Overweight | 20.8 |
| Obese | 14.4 |
| Parent Assessment of Child BMI Class (%) | |
| Underweight | 12.8 |
| About the right weight | 79.0 |
| Overweight | 8.2 |
| Child has family history of (%) | |
| Depression | 15.1 |
| Diabetes | 28.0 |
| Heart Disease | 24.5 |
| Hypertension | 41.5 |
| Child health insurance (%) | |
| Private only | 60.9 |
| Any public | 35.3 |
| Uninsured | 2.1 |
| Don’t Know | 1.7 |
| Child healthcare utilization over the past 12 months (visits) (%) | |
| None | 14.7 |
| One | 28.9 |
| Two | 29.1 |
| Three or more | 27.2 |
| My child seems to be less healthy than other children I knowb (%) | 6.3 |
| I expect my child will live a very healthy lifeb (%) | 92.8 |
Notes: all percentages represent weighted estimates
SD = standard deviation
a
Height and weight used to calculate BMI were corrected for self-report biases.20, 22 For adults, healthy weight represents a BMI < 25 kg/m2, Overweight represents a BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 and < 30 kg/m2, and Obese represents a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. For children, healthy weight represents a BMI < 85th percentile for age and sex, Overweight represents a BMI ≥ 85th percentile and < 95 percentile, and Obese represents a BMI ≥ 95th percentile.
b
“Definitely true” or “mostly true” versus “Don’t know,” “Mostly False,” and “Definitely False”