Table 1.
Descriptive statistics in the pooled sample and by race.
| Characteristics | All (n = 76,705) |
Whites (n = 67,610) |
Blacks (n = 9095) |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | |
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
| Child Race | |||
| White | 82.03 (81.47–82.58) | - | - |
| Black | 17.97 (17.42–18.53) | - | - |
| Child Gender | |||
| Male | 51.06 (50.44–51.69) | 51.42 (50.76–52.07) | 49.46 (47.70–51.23) |
| Female | 48.94 (48.31–49.56) | 48.58 (47.93–49.24) | 50.54 (48.77–52.30) |
| Parental Education * | |||
| Less than high school graduate | 4.07 (3.76–4.39) | 3.38 (3.09–3.69) | 7.21 (6.24–8.33) |
| High school graduate | 25.39 (24.82–25.97) | 23.31 (22.73–23.90) | 34.87 (33.15–36.63) |
| More than high school | 70.55 (69.94–71.15) | 73.31 (72.69–73.93) | 57.92 (56.12–59.69) |
| Child Obesity * | |||
| No | 75.86 (75.31–76.40) | 78.63 (78.08–79.16) | 63.23 (61.49–64.93) |
| Yes | 24.14 (23.60–24.69) | 21.37 (20.84–21.92) | 36.77 (35.07–38.51) |
| Mean (CI) | Mean (CI) | Mean (CI) | |
| Child Age (Year) | 9.65 (9.59–9.70) | 9.63 (9.57–9.69) | 9.73 (9.57–9.89) |
| Parental Education (1–3) * | 2.64 (2.63–2.65) | 2.68 (2.67–2.68) | 2.49 (2.47–2.52) |
| Family Income to Needs Ratio * | 5.41 (5.38–5.45) | 5.74 (5.70–5.77) | 3.91 (3.82–4.00) |
Source: National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH), 2003–2004; All numbers are weighted; * p < 0.05.