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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 22.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Health Educ. 2016 Jun 22;47(4):204–214. doi: 10.1080/19325037.2016.1179607

Table 2.

Characteristics of Adults Completing the Home Sweet Home Program (n=47)

Characteristic n (%)

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.