Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of 149 child study participants attending five Boston summer day camps, 2013
| Mean (SD) or n (%) | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Age (years) | 7.7 (1.4) |
| Sexa | |
| Male | 79 (54.9%) |
| Female | 65 (45.1%) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Black/African-American, non-Hispanic | 49 (32.9%) |
| Latino or Hispanic, any race | 42 (28.2%) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 12 (8.1%) |
| Otherb | 14 (9.4%) |
| Not reported | 32 (21.5%) |
| Number consuming: | |
| Breakfast | 91 (61.2%) |
| With outside foods/beverages | 23 (14.7%) |
| Lunch | 142 (95.3%) |
| With outside foods/beverages | 72 (48.3%) |
| Snack | 144 (96.6%) |
| With outside foods/beverages | 52 (34.9%) |
a
Data on camper’s sex was missing for 5 participants.
b
“Other” includes parent-reported Cape Verdean, Asian American, Multiracial, Arabic, and Haitian.