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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2017 Feb;21(2):267–274. doi: 10.1007/s10995-016-2157-z

Table 3.

Number (and percentage) of fathers who selected a “venue” as a recommended recruitment venue for fathers

Recommended venue (N, %) Full sample (N = 303) Race/ethnicity Residential status


Non-white (N = 100) White (N = 203) Non-residential (N = 48) Residential (N = 255)
Community-focused venues (N, %)
 Community sports events 156 (52) 48 (48) 108 (53) 22 (46) 134 (53)
 Social services 146 (48) 45 (45) 101 (50) 30 (63)* 116 (45)
 Doctor’s offices/health center 118 (39) 31 (31)* 87 (43) 15 (31) 103 (40)
 Churches 116 (38) 39 (39) 77 (38) 17 (35) 99 (38)
 Public transit 39 (13) 19 (19)* 20 (10) 13 (27)** 26 (10)
 Playgrounds 29 (10) 16 (16)** 13 (6) 4 (8) 25 (10)
 Supermarkets 21 (7) 7 (7) 14 (7) 5 (10) 16 (6)
Father-focused venues (N, %)
 Internet sites 181 (60) 57 (57) 124 (61) 25 (52) 156 (61)
 Workplace 109 (36) 37 (37) 72 (35) 8 (17)** 101 (40)
 Gym 107 (35) 38 (38) 69 (33) 17 (35) 90 (35)
 Barber shops 62 (21) 34 (34)** 28 (14) 13 (27) 49 (19)
Child-focused venue (N, %)
 Schools 112 (37) 31 (31) 81 (39) 16 (33) 96 (38)
 Child care centers 74 (24) 26 (26) 48 (23) 11 (22) 63 (25)

Chi square test of group differences is statistically significant at p < .05 (*) or p <.01 (**); chi-square values are reported in the text