Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of US children aged 7–18 years, NHANES 2011–2016

	n (Weighted %)*
Age (years)
7–11	2628 (38.3)
12–18	3176 (61.7)
Sex
Boys	2943 (50.5)
Girls	2861 (49.5)
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white	1529 (54.8)
Non-Hispanic black	1467 (13.6)
Hispanic†	1908 (22.8)
Other	900 (8.8)
Parental education‡
Less than high school	1453 (20.5)
High school or GED	1243 (20.9)
Some college	1669 (30.5)
College graduate	1284 (28.1)
Family income to poverty ratio§
<1.3	2791 (35.9)
1.3–3	1613 (29.6)
≥3	1400 (34.5)

*Percentages were adjusted for NHANES survey weights.

†Hispanic includes respondents self-identified as ‘American Mexican’ or as ‘Hispanic’ ethnicity. ‘Other’ includes race/ethnicity other than non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black and Hispanic, including multiracial.

‡Parental education level represents the educational level of the household reference person.

§Ratio of family income to poverty level represents the ratio of family income to the federal poverty threshold. A higher ratio indicates a higher level of income.

GED, General Educational Development; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.