Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of sample, by experimental condition.
| All (n = 479) | Controls (n = 155) | Defaults (n = 162) | Restriction (n = 162) | Test for equality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) or % | Mean (SD) or % | Mean (SD) or % | Mean (SD) or % | ||
| Child | |||||
| Age | 3.7 (1.4) | 3.7 (1.4) | 3.7 (1.4) | 3.7 (1.3) | 0.83 |
| Male | 48.1 | 53.1 | 41.3 | 50.3 | 0.18 |
| BMI z-score | 1.6 (5.1) | 1.4 (5.3) | 2.1 (5.3) | 1.4 (4.9) | 0.62 |
| Parent or primary caregiver | |||||
| Age | 35.2 (8.7) | 35.1 (8.4) | 35.5 (9.2) | 35 (8.6) | 0.50 |
| Male | 50.0 | 51.0 | 56.1 | 44.0 | 0.15 |
| BMI | 28 (7.0) | 27.1 (6.4) | 27.8 (6.7) | 29.3 (7.5) | 0.13 |
| Hispanic | 17.6 | 13.8 | 22.7 | 16.1 | 0.11 |
| Race | |||||
| Asian | 8.4 | 11.1 | 5.9 | 8.4 | 0.49 |
| Black | 5.5 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 7.7 | |
| White | 78.5 | 77.8 | 81.7 | 76.1 | |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Native American/Alaska Native | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
| Other | 3.3 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | |
| More than 1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 1.9 | |
| Married | 72.7 | 73.6 | 71.7 | 72.9 | 0.93 |
| Number of children | 2.2 (1.3) | 2.2 (1.1) | 2.3 (1.4) | 2.3 (1.3) | 0.06 |
| High school or less | 79.4 | 77.2 | 81.6 | 79.4 | 0.65 |
| Income | |||||
| <$25,000 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 0.37 |
| $25,001–50,000 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 3.9 | |
| $50,001–75,000 | 28.7 | 29.9 | 22.5 | 33.6 | |
| $75,001–100,000 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 21.9 | 25.8 | |
| $100,001–125,000 | 13.8 | 16.0 | 13.9 | 11.6 | |
| $125,001–150,000 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 15.9 | 7.7 | |
| >$150,000 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | |
| Relationship to weight | |||||
| Trying to gain weight | 5.5 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 0.41 |
| Trying to lose weight | 61.7 | 56.1 | 61.7 | 66.9 | |
| Not trying to gain or lose weight | 32.8 | 36.7 | 32.9 | 29.1 | |
| No heart disease | 96.4 | 96.4 | 98.0 | 94.7 | 0.60 |
| No diabetes | 93.6 | 92.1 | 94.0 | 94.7 | 0.71 |
| No high cholesterol | 84.5 | 86.3 | 87.8 | 79.5 | 0.29 |
| No high BP | 83.3 | 85.6 | 82.4 | 82.1 | 0.73 |
| No cancer | 96.6 | 97.1 | 97.3 | 95.4 | 0.30 |
| Frequency of consuming SSBs, never | 14.3 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 12.3 | 0.38 |
| Frequency of eating at a fast food restaurant, never | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 0.99 |
| Frequency of eating at a sit-down restaurant, never | 14.1 | 16.2 | 15.2 | 11.0 | 0.51 |
| Likelihood of bringing child to a fast food restaurant in the next 4 weeks, likely or very likely | 42.4 | 41.6 | 40.7 | 44.8 | 0.74 |
| Likelihood of bringing child to a sit-down restaurant in the next 4 weeks, likely or very likely | 25.4 | 23.4 | 26.7 | 26.0 | 0.80 |
| How healthy are kid's meals at McDonald's, unhealthy or very unhealthy | 35.3 | 32.6 | 34.7 | 38.3 | 0.58 |
| How healthy are kid's meals at Chili's, unhealthy or very unhealthy | 16.0 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 19.5 | 0.34 |
| Support or strongly support beverage policy | 48.8 | 52.9 | 44.7 | 49.0 | 0.38 |
| Noticed menu changes? | 55.3 | – | 53.0 | 57.6 | 0.42 |