Table 2.

Prevalence Proportion of Negative Weight-Based Talk Among Dual Parent Households

	Proportion of Children Reporting Negative Weight-based Talk in Dual Parent Households (Mother/Father, n = 45)
Survey Item	Only Mother	Only Father	Both Parents
Any negative weight-based talk	18%	2%	24%
Said you were fat	9%	4%	2%
Teased about the size or shape of body	7%	2%	4%
Should go on diet	13%	4%	4%
Eat food that will make you fat	9%	2%	13%
Would look better thinner	7%	0%	0%

Note. Interpretation Example: 18% of children reported any negative weight-based talk only from the mother.