Table 1.
Characteristics of the U.S. Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study Sample, 2008, by Age Group and Snacking Locationa
| Characteristics (%) | 6–11.9 months (n = 505) | 12–23.9 months (n = 925) | 24–47.9 months (n = 1461) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At home | Away from home | P-value | At home | Away from home | P-value | At home | Away from home | P-value | |||||||
| Mean | SE mean | Mean | SE mean | Mean | SE mean | Mean | SE mean | Mean | SE mean | Mean | SE mean | ||||
| Male | 55.9 | 5.3 | 59.3 | 8.9 | 0.7454 | 48.5 | 3.2 | 44.6 | 5.4 | 0.5387 | 56.1 | 2.8 | 53.7 | 3.7 | 0.6056 |
| Female | 44.1 | 5.3 | 40.7 | 8.9 | 51.6 | 3.2 | 55.4 | 5.4 | 43.9 | 2.8 | 46.4 | 3.7 | |||
| Ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
| Hispanic or latino | 26.6 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.0001 | 25.5 | 2.8 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 0.0060 | 25.9 | 2.6 | 14.0 | 2.8 | 0.0074 |
| Non-Hispanic or latino | 73.4 | 4.7 | 97.4 | 2.1 | 74.5 | 2.8 | 90.5 | 3.5 | 74.1 | 2.6 | 86.0 | 2.8 | |||
| Receives WIC benefits | |||||||||||||||
| Yes | 46.9 | 5.6 | 27.1 | 8.4 | 0.0704 | 34.9 | 3.0 | 32.1 | 5.5 | 0.6555 | 25.8 | 2.5 | 15.4 | 2.6 | 0.0061 |
| No | 53.1 | 5.6 | 72.9 | 8.4 | 65.1 | 3.0 | 67.9 | 5.5 | 74.2 | 2.5 | 84.6 | 2.6 | |||
| Attends daycare | |||||||||||||||
| Yes | 39.4 | 5.5 | 52.3 | 9.0 | 0.2192 | 39.5 | 3.1 | 61.0 | 5.5 | 0.0011 | 50.6 | 2.8 | 73.1 | 3.2 | 0.0000 |
| No | 60.6 | 5.5 | 47.7 | 9.0 | 60.5 | 3.1 | 39.0 | 5.5 | 49.4 | 2.8 | 26.9 | 3.2 | |||
| Mother’s education | |||||||||||||||
| ≤11th grade | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.1227 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3154 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0121 |
| Completed high school | 35.7 | 6.2 | 26.6 | 8.6 | 21.4 | 2.7 | 17.0 | 5.4 | 18.7 | 2.5 | 12.3 | 2.3 | |||
| Some post-secondary | 23.8 | 4.3 | 19.6 | 7.7 | 36.4 | 3.3 | 33.6 | 5.7 | 30.5 | 2.8 | 22.5 | 3.7 | |||
| Completed college | 30.2 | 6.7 | 25.3 | 7.6 | 22.3 | 2.8 | 26.3 | 4.4 | 32.6 | 2.9 | 38.3 | 4.0 | |||
| Graduate work/degree | 8.5 | 2.5 | 26.2 | 7.8 | 16.3 | 2.1 | 22.7 | 5.4 | 15.2 | 2.2 | 25.7 | 4.0 | |||
| Mother works | |||||||||||||||
| Yes | 54.5 | 5.9 | 60.3 | 9.3 | 0.6032 | 45.6 | 3.2 | 66.0 | 5.2 | 0.0007 | 51.4 | 3.1 | 61.9 | 4.0 | 0.0375 |
| No | 45.5 | 5.9 | 39.7 | 9.3 | 54.4 | 3.2 | 34.0 | 5.2 | 48.7 | 3.1 | 38.1 | 4.0 | |||
| Annual household income | |||||||||||||||
| <$10,000 | 10.7 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.2988 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 0.2242 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.0030 |
| $10,000–$19,999 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 1.7 | |||
| $20,000–$34,000 | 14.7 | 3.8 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 18.0 | 2.6 | 15.1 | 3.8 | 15.8 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 1.5 | |||
| $35,000–$49,999 | 18.2 | 4.1 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 19.4 | 2.7 | 15.7 | 4.6 | 15.0 | 1.9 | 13.3 | 2.4 | |||
| $50,000–$74,000 | 29.1 | 6.1 | 29.8 | 8.1 | 20.0 | 2.2 | 24.1 | 4.2 | 19.0 | 2.0 | 26.0 | 3.5 | |||
| $75,000–$99,999 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 16.2 | 6.2 | 16.3 | 2.7 | 16.9 | 4.2 | 16.1 | 2.2 | 21.9 | 3.3 | |||
| $100,000–$149,000 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 18.9 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 18.0 | 4.4 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 16.5 | 3.3 | |||
| >$150,000 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 2.8 | |||
| All Snacks Sample Size | 221 | 53 | 645 | 233 | 929 | 466 | |||||||||
P-Values in bold italics indicates results are statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05
aTable 1 was developed using Chi-Square analysis using SAS v 9.4 software