Table 3.
Differences in the probability of reported child snacking1 behaviors, by parent race/ethnicity (n=810).
| Parent race/ethnicity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | White (non-Hispanic) | Black (non-Hispanic) | Hispanic | |
| Predicted probability (95% CI) | Predicted probability (95% CI) | Predicted probability (95% CI) | Predicted probability (95% CI) | |
| Child overall snacking | ||||
| Child had a snack (food or beverage) between 3 pm and bedtime | 82.6% (79.4, 85.9) | 83.1% (79.3, 86.9) | 82.8% (72.6, 93.1) | 80.5% (71.3, 89.7) |
| Unhealthy snacking among children who have had snacks 2 | ||||
| Child had any unhealthy snacks (food or beverage) | 63.1% (58.3, 67.8) | 60.6% (54.1, 67.1) | 74.1% (60.8, 87.4) | 63.5% (52.0, 74.9) |
| Child had any unhealthy food | 54.2% (49.2, 59.2) | 53.1% (46.5, 59.7) | 58.6% (44.4, 72.8) | 54.6% (42.9, 66.2) |
| Child had any unhealthy beverage(s) | 30.1% (25.8, 34.4) | 25.6%b (19.8, 31.4) | 47.0%a (32.6, 61.3) | 30.5% (21.0, 39.9) |
| Reasons the child had food/drink that can lead to unhealthy weight gain among children who have had unhealthy snacks 3 | ||||
| Do not mind since the child generally eats healthy food | 80.0% (75.1, 84.8) | 85.8% (78.9, 92.8) | 74.9% (63.0, 86.8) | 72.6% (61.2, 84.0) |
| Taste of food | 73.5% (68.4, 78.5) | 73.2% (66.4, 80.1) | 77.8% (67.5, 88.1) | 69.3% (57.1, 81.5) |
| Lack of time | 32.2% (27.0, 37.4) | 24.2%c (17.3, 31.2) | 38.7% (24.8, 52.5) | 48.2%a (33.4, 63.1) |
| Too expensive | 12.8% (9.3, 16.3) | 12.9%b (6.4, 19.4) | 3.8%ac (0.0, 8.0) | 20.6%b (13.0, 28.2) |
| Parent was too tired | 6.6% (3.9, 9.4) | 5.4% (2.2, 8.5) | 5.8% (1.2, 10.3) | 13.0% (4.4, 21.6) |
| No adults watching what the child ate | 8.9% (5.6, 12.1) | 7.4% (3.0, 11.9) | 12.6% (1.6, 23.6) | 8.8% (2.0, 15.6) |
Note. All Table 3 estimates adjust for parent gender, child gender, parent age, child age, parent education, household composition (1- or 2-parent), household income, parent perception of child's weight, number of children in household, and whether parents or siblings are overweight; N's differ based on “Don't Know/Refused” responses, variables with missing responses were excluded from models. aSignificantly different from non-Hispanic Whites at p < 0.05; bsignificantly different from non-Hispanic Blacks at p < 0.05; csignificantly different from Hispanics at p < 0.05. 1Snacking is defined as the parent reported that the child had any food/drink between 3 pm and bedtime yesterday, not including dinner, and parent reported knowing what the child ate/drank; 2percent calculated only among the subset of parents reporting their child ate or drank any snacks between 3 pm and bedtime; unhealthy snacks indicate that the parent reported the child had any food/drink that can lead to unhealthy weight gain during this time; 3percent calculated only among the subset of parents reporting their child ate or drank any snacks between 3 pm and bedtime that could lead to unhealthy weight gain. Data are based on a poll that was fielded from October 11 to November 21, 2012, using a nationally representative, randomized telephone sample (including both landline and cellular phones) of households with children aged 2–17 years.