Table 1.
Distribution of Sample Characteristics of Low Income Parents for the Total Sample by Sex, Race, and Household Food Security
| Characteristics | Overall Sample (N=444) | Sex | Race | Household Food Security | |||||||
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| Male (N=56) | Female (N=388) | p | White (N=32) | Black (N=354) | Other (N=58) | p | Secure (N=264) | Insecure (N=180) | p | ||
| Female (%) | 87.3 | -- | -- | -- | 90.6 | 88.4 | 79.3 | .13 | 87.1 | 87.8 | .840 |
| Race (%) | .130 | -- | -- | -- | -- | .620 | |||||
| White | 7.2 | 5.4 | 7.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.0 | 6.1 | ||
| African American | 79.7 | 73.2 | 80.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79.9 | 79.4 | ||
| Other | 13.1 | 21.4 | 11.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.1 | 14.4 | ||
| Age over 35(%) | 22.5 | 32.1 | 21.1 | .070 | 40.6 | 21.2 | 20.7 | .040 | 21.6 | 23.9 | .570 |
| Household Food Insecurity (%) | 40.5 | 39.3 | 40.7 | .840 | 34.4 | 40.4 | 44.8 | .620 | -- | -- | |
| Household Food Insecurity & Hunger (%) | 18.9 | 16.1 | 19.3 | .560 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 17.2 | .320 | -- | -- | |
| Very sure they could replace SSBs with water (%) | 67.6 | 66.1 | 67.8 | .800 | 81.3 | 66.7 | 65.5 | .230 | 68.6 | 66.1 | .590 |
| Very sure they could eat fewer sweets (%) | 52.5 | 48.2 | 53.1 | .490 | 84.4 | 47.7 | 63.8 | .001 | 51.4 | 54.4 | .490 |
| SSB consumption score, (mean ± sd) | 1.9±1.7 | 1.9±1.7 | 1.9±1.7 | .820 | 1.3±1.3 | 2.0±1.7 | 1.5±1.5 | .010 | 1.8±1.6 | 2.1±1.7 | .030 |
| SSN consumption score, (mean ± sd) | 2.8±1.2 | 2.9±1.1 | 2.7±1.2 | .230 | 2.3±1.6 | 2.9±1.1 | 2.3±1.3 | .001 | 2.8±1.1 | 2.7±1.3 | .090 |
| Meet physical activity guidelines (%) | 61.3 | 75.0 | 59.3 | .020 | 78.1 | 59.0 | 65.5 | .080 | 60.6 | 62.2 | .730 |