Table 2.
Characteristic | n (%) |
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Relationship to the Child | |
Parent | 22 (46.8%) |
Grandparent | 25 (53.2%) |
Gender | |
Female | 46 (97.9%) |
Male | 1 (2.1%) |
Employment Status* | |
Full time outside the home | 5 (10.9%) |
Part time outside the home | 10 (21.7%) |
Working from home for a salary | 4 (8.7%) |
Stay at home mom or retired | 27 (58.7%) |
Frequency of Grocery Shopping Trips* | |
More than once per week | 5 (10.9%) |
Once per week | 12 (26.1%) |
Twice a month | 13 (28.2%) |
Once a month | 16 (34.8%) |
Responsibility for Grocery Shopping* | |
Sole Responsibility | 29 (63.0%) |
Shared responsibility | 14 (30.4%) |
Others’ responsibility | 2 (4.4%) |
No one | 1 (2.2%) |
Meal Planning and Cooking* | |
Sole Responsibility | 34 (73.9%) |
Shared responsibility | 10 (21.7%) |
Others’ responsibility | 1 (2.2%) |
No one | 1 (2.2%) |
Currently Trying to Lose Weight | |
Yes | 7 (14.9%) |
No | 40 (85.1%) |
Chronic Disease | |
Diabetes | 9 (19.2%) |
Hypertension | 10 (21.3%) |
Mean (SD) | |
Age (years) | |
Parent | 29.0 +/− 8.3 (range 22–68) |
Grandparent | 53.8 +/− 9.0 (range 40–67) |
Number of Dependent Children | |
Parent | 2.1 +/− 1.1 (range 1–5) |
Grandparent | 1.7 +/− 1.5 (range 0–5) |
Missing data.