Table 3.
Mean (SD) Nutrition Summary Scores by Family and Provider Characteristics in 2010 and 2016: Overall and Stratified by Center or Family-Home Based.a
| Characteristic | Nutrition Best Practice Summary Score,b M (SD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Center | Family Home | ||||
| 2010, N = 418 | 2016, N = 597 | 2010, N = 214 | 2016, N = 203 | 2010, N = 204 | 2016, N = 394 | |
| Survey respondents | 6.7 (4.0) | 8.4 (3.6) | 7.1 (4.1) | 8.6 (3.6) | 6.4 (3.9) | 8.3 (3.6) |
| Children: Percent minority race/Hispanic ethnicity | ||||||
| None (0%) | 6.2 (3.9) | 8.3 (3.6) | 6.6 (3.9) | 8.8 (3.1) | 6.1 (3.9) | 8.3 (3.6) |
| >0% to <25% | 6.8 (3.8) | 8.1 (3.3) | 6.9 (3.9) | 8.0 (3.3) | 6.6 (3.6) | 8.2 (3.2) |
| 25% to <50% | 7.7 (4.6) | 8.6 (3.9) | 8.0 (4.5) | 9.0 (4.0) | 7.0 (4.7) | 8.3 (3.8) |
| 50% to 100% | 6.1 (3.3) | 9.3 (3.9) | 6.8 (4.5) | 9.3 (3.9) | 5.8 (2.8) | 9.3 (4.0) |
| 25% to 100% (top two categories combined) | 7.4 (4.4) | 8.9 (3.9) | 7.9 (4.5) | 9.2 (4.0) | 6.7 (4.3) | 8.7 (3.9) |
| Food insecurity | ||||||
| Never or rarely | 6.6 (4.0) | 8.4 (3.6) | 6.9 (4.2) | 8.5 (3.5) | 6.4 (3.9) | 8.3 (3.7) |
| Sometimes to very often | 7.1 (3.7) | 8.6 (3.9) | 7.4 (3.5) | 8.7 (3.9) | 6.3 (4.2) | 8.3 (4.0) |
| Provider education | ||||||
| Some high school or high school graduate | 5.7 (4.1) | 7.6 (3.9) | 6.6 (4.3) | NA (n = 1) | 5.6 (4.1) | 7.6 (3.9) |
| Trade school or some college | 6.8 (4.2) | 8.5 (3.7) | 6.7 (4.8) | 8.3 (4.6) | 6.9 (3.9) | 8.5 (3.5) |
| Bachelor or graduate degree | 7.1 (3.7) | 8.6 (3.4) | 7.3 (3.8) | 8.7 (3.2) | 6.4 (3.4) | 8.6 (3.6) |
| Provider’s race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 6.8 (4.0) | 8.4 (3.6) | 7.1 (4.1) | 8.5 (3.6) | 6.4 (3.9) | 8.3 (3.6) |
| Hispanic or minority race | 5.9 (4.2) | 8.4 (4.0) | 6.2 (3.9) | 8.8 (3.6) | 5.2 (5.4) | 8.2 (4.3) |
Note. M = mean; SD = standard deviation; NA = not applicable.
a
Shaded cells have small cell counts so changes related to these categories should be interpreted cautiously.
b
This mean nutrition summary score is based on the 15 items that were included in both the 2010 and 2016 survey; thus, summary scores presented in this table should not be compared with summary scores presented in Table 1.