Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Full Sample (n = 1078) |
Analytic Sample (n = 1058) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
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| Age | ||||
| 18–29 years | 238 | 22% | 236 | 22% |
| 30–39 years | 563 | 52% | 553 | 52% |
| 40–54 years | 259 | 24% | 254 | 24% |
| 55+ years | 15 | 1% | 15 | 1% |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 445 | 41% | 434 | 41% |
| Female | 628 | 58% | 619 | 59% |
| Transgender | 5 | 0% | 5 | 0% |
| Sexual Orientation | ||||
| Straight | 994 | 92% | 977 | 92% |
| Gay or lesbian | 24 | 2% | 22 | 2% |
| Bisexual | 49 | 5% | 49 | 5% |
| Something else | 11 | 1% | 10 | 1% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 514 | 48% | 505 | 48% |
| Race | ||||
| White | 796 | 74% | 782 | 74% |
| Black | 135 | 13% | 133 | 13% |
| Asian | 23 | 2% | 22 | 2% |
| Other/multiracial | 121 | 11% | 119 | 11% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
| Preferred language to speak at home | ||||
| Mostly or only English | 691 | 64% | 680 | 64% |
| Mostly or only Spanish | 247 | 23% | 242 | 23% |
| Equally Spanish and English | 140 | 13% | 136 | 13% |
| Educational attainment | ||||
| Less than HS | 39 | 4% | 38 | 4% |
| HS/GED | 473 | 44% | 468 | 44% |
| 4-year college degree | 428 | 40% | 418 | 40% |
| Graduate degree | 138 | 13% | 134 | 13% |
| Household income, annual | ||||
| $0–$24,999 | 213 | 20% | 209 | 20% |
| $25,000–$49,999 | 288 | 27% | 283 | 27% |
| $50,000–$74,999 | 202 | 19% | 198 | 19% |
| $75,000+ | 375 | 35% | 368 | 35% |
| Number of children in household (0–18) | ||||
| 1 | 381 | 35% | 373 | 35% |
| 2 | 416 | 39% | 407 | 38% |
| 3 | 184 | 17% | 183 | 17% |
| 4 or more | 97 | 9% | 95 | 9% |
| Used SNAP in die last year | 344 | 32% | 339 | 32% |
| History of disordered eating* | 156 | 14% | 151 | 14% |
| Body mass index (BMl, kg/m2) | ||||
| Underweight | 37 | 3% | 37 | 4% |
| Healthy weight | 384 | 36% | 377 | 36% |
| Overweight | 327 | 31% | 322 | 31% |
| Obese | 314 | 30% | 309 | 30% |
| Paren’s frequency of SSB consumption | ||||
| 0–l times per week | 279 | 26% | 276 | 26% |
| > 1 time per week to <7 times per week | 370 | 34% | 362 | 34% |
| 1 to 2 times per day | 205 | 19% | 198 | 19% |
| More than 2 times per day | 224 | 21% | 222 | 21% |
| Child’s frequency of SSB consumption | ||||
| 0–1 times per week | 300 | 28% | 297 | 28% |
| > 1 time per week to <7 times per week | 425 | 39% | 416 | 39% |
| 1 to 2 times per day | 189 | 18% | 183 | 17% |
| More than 2 times per day | 164 | 15% | 162 | 15% |
| Language of survey administration | ||||
| English | 924 | 86% | 909 | 86% |
| Spanish | 154 | 14% | 149 | 14% |
Note.
*
Measured with four yes or no questions: “Are you satisfied with your eating patterns? “Do you ever eat in secret?’' “Does your weight affect the way you feel about yourself?” and “Do you currently suffer with or have you ever suffered in the past with an eating disorder?” Participants who responded with abnormal eating behaviors to at least three of the four questions were coded as exhibiting disordered eating (Cotton et al., 2003)