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. 2021 Sep 15;8(9):e26134. doi: 10.2196/26134

Table 1.

Participant characteristics.

Variable Parent report, n (%) Adolescent report, n (%)
Relationship to child in research (n=4581)

Biological parent 3934 (85.88) a

Stepparent 246 (5.37)

Parent’s partner (living together) 137 (2.99)

Adoptive parent 120 (2.61)

Foster parent 12 (0.26)

Grandparent 106 (2.31)

Other relative or guardian 26 (0.57)
Number of children (n=4588)

1 1357 (29.58)

2 1745 (38.03)

3 872 (19)

4 334 (7.27)

5 147 (3.2)

≥6 133 (2.9)
Child participating in research (n=4565)

Youngest child 1456 (31.89)

Middle child 632 (13.84)

Oldest child 1584 (34.7)

Only child 893 (19.56)
Gender (n=4592)

Female 2652 (57.75) 2130 (46.39)

Male 1877 (40.88) 2392 (52.09)

Nonbinary 26 (0.57) 23 (0.5)

Female to male transgender 20 (0.43) 25 (0.54)

Male to female transgender 5 (0.11) 5 (0.11)

Other 3 (0.07) 0 (0)

Prefer not to answer 9 (0.2) 17 (0.2)
Ethnicity (n=4592)

Not Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin 3798 (82.71) 3707 (80.73)

Mexican American, Chicano 386 (8.41) 439 (9.56)

Puerto Rican 166 (3.61) 178 (3.88)

Cuban 44 (0.96) 50 (1.09)

Another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin 148 (3.22) 152 (3.31)

Prefer not to answer 50 (1.09) 66 (1.44)
Race (n=4592)

White or Caucasian 3148 (68.55) 3070 (66.86)

Black or African American 674 (14.68) 699 (15.22)

American Indian or Alaska Native 123 (2.68) 116 (2.52)

Asian 230 (5.01) 211 (4.59)

Asian Indian 17 (0.37) 17 (0.37)

Other Asian 7 (0.15) 7 (0.15)

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 42 (0.91) 36 (0.78)

Multiracial 146 (3.18) 221 (4.81)

Other 36 (0.78) 31 (0.68)

Prefer not to answer 72 (1.57) 82 (1.79)

Latino, Hispanic, or Mexican 97 (2.11) 102 (2.22)
Highest completed education (n=4592)

4th grade 1 (0.02)

5th grade 19 (0.41)

6th grade 489 (10.65)

7th grade 644 (14.02)

8th grade 747 (16.27)

9th grade 776 (16.9)

10th grade 828 (18.03)

11th grade 681 (14.83)

12th grade 361 (7.86)

Other 12 (0.26)

Prefer not to answer 23 (0.5)

College 11 (0.24)
Highest completed education (n=4592)

High school incomplete or less 292 (6.36)

High school graduate or General Educational Development 886 (19.29)

Some college 1440 (31.36)

Four-year college degree or bachelor’s degree 1049 (22.84)

Some postgraduate or professional schooling 176 (3.83)

Postgraduate or professional degree 718 (15.64)

Prefer not to answer 31 (0.66)

aFor some questionnaires, only one party (adolescent or parent) filled it out.