Table 1.

Descriptive Data for the Sample, by Family Member (N = 412 families; 1,648 individuals).

	Total	Father	Mother	Son	Daughter
Age (years)	26.87 (15.11)	43.04 (8.94)	38.48 (6.63)	12.95 (1.92)	12.98 (1.92)
Education (years)	5.02 (3.41)	5.02 (4.23)	5.54 (4.24)	4.51 (2.25)	5.01 (2.24)
Body mass index (%)
Underweight	3.75	1.45	1.94	5.57	6.05
Normal	63.83	47.22	44.07	82.08	81.84
Overweight	20.52	31.23	31.23	10.17	9.44
Obese	11.93	20.10	22.76	2.18	2.66
Working (% yes)	46.42	94.67	61.50	17.43	9.20
Components of diet (average)
Total fruits	0.11 (0.12)	0.09 (0.12)	0.10 (0.12)	0.11 (0.13)	0.12 (0.13)
Vegetables	0.01 (0.02)	0.01 (0.02)	0.01 (0.02)	0.01 (0.02)	0.01 (0.02)
Grains	0.18 (0.11)	0.18 (0.11)	0.18 (0.10)	0.19 (0.10)	0.18 (0.11)
Meats	0.12 (0.11)	0.13 (0.11)	0.12 (0.11)	0.11 (0.11)	0.11 (0.10)
Eggs	0.01 (0.02)	0.01 (0.02)	0.01 (0.02)	0.01 (0.02)	0.01 (0.02)
Log income (average)	7.16 (0.81)
Household education (%)
Lower socioeconomic status	67.80
Higher socioeconomic status	32.20
Region (%)
North	21.31
Northeast	39.47
Southeast	17.43
South	9.44
Midwest	12.35
N	1,648	412	412	412	412

Note: Standard deviations are in parentheses.