Table 4.
Differences in the probability of reported daily challenges in helping their children exercise to maintain or achieve a healthy weight, by parent race/ethnicity (n=838).
| 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) | |
| Daily challenges to help the child maintain or achieve a healthy weight | ||||
| Difficulty with making sure the child exercises | 34.9% (30.9, 39.0) | 34.2% (28.9, 39.4) | 29.8% (19.4, 40.1) | 41.6% (30.9, 52.3) |
| Problems 1 with helping the child achieve a healthy weight 2 | ||||
| Insufficient safe places for exercise nearby | 22.3% (17.9, 26.7) | 15.6%b (11.0, 20.2) | 41.9%a (25.8, 57.9) | 27.6% (15.8, 39.4) |
| Lack of good sidewalks, so drive and not walk | 33.6% (27.0, 40.2) | 36.8%c (29.2, 44.5) | 45.9%c (21.7, 70.2) | 11.6%ab (2.6, 20.7) |
| No stores within walking distance | 32.2% (25.6, 38.8) | 30.9% (21.4, 40.3) | 27.9% (10.2, 45.5) | 40.0% (23.1, 56.9) |
| Cost of exercise equipment/gyms | 30.8% (24.5, 37.2) | 29.9% (21.4, 38.5) | 23.9% (11.0, 36.9) | 37.3% (22.4, 52.2) |
Note. All Table 4 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. 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. 1Problems = major or minor; 2questions only asked among a subsample of parents. 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.