Table 1.
Participant characteristics of parents and children ordering meals in QSRs.
| Parent/Guardian (n = 218) | |
| % | |
| Female | 61 |
| Relationship to child | |
| Mother | 49 |
| Father | 35 |
| Other | 16 |
| Education * | |
| Some high school or less | 13 |
| High school | 21 |
| Some College | 28 |
| College | 35 |
| Child (n = 218) | |
| mean (range) | |
| Age, yrs | 9.6 (4–16) |
| % | |
| Sex, % Female | 50 |
| Ethnicity, % Hispanic/Latino | 50 |
| Race | |
| Asian | 7 |
| White/Caucasian | 46 |
| Black/African American | 3 |
| More than one race | 41 |
| Frequency of Fast Food Consumption | |
| ≥ Once a week | 24 |
| A few times a month | 40 |
| Once a month | 17 |
| A few times a year | 19 |
| Role of Parent and/or Child in Ordering Decisions (%) ** | |
| Child Alone | 80 |
| Parent Alone | 6 |
| Child and Parent Together | 14 |
* n = 6 parents did not respond. ** Inside of the QSR on the day of data collection. quick service restaurants (QSRs).