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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 13.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Sep 13;57(5):519–527. doi: 10.1177/0009922817730346

Table 2:

Parent and Child Demographic Information

Survey (n=71) (%) Interview (n=30) (%)

Parent
Age (y; range) 26; 18–53 26; 18–48
Female Gender 60 (85) 25 (83)
Foreign Born 12 (17) 4 (13)
Ethnicity*
  White 17 (24) 7 (23)
  Black 35 (50) 15 (50)
  Hispanic 13 (19) 4 (13)
  Other 5 (7) 4 (13)
Health Literacy
  Adequate (4–6) 36 (51) 15 (50)
  Low (0–3) 35 (49) 15 (50)
Education**
  Less than HS 4 (6) 1 (3)
  Graduated HS 35 (49) 15 (50)
  1–4 College 24 (33) 13 (43)
  ≥ College degree 8 (11) 1 (3)
Employed outside of home 42 (58) 17 (57)
Household Income
  ≤$20,000 31 (46) 12 (44)
  $20,000–$30,000 20 (29) 7 (26)
  $30,001–$40,000 9 (13) 5 (19)
  Over $40,000 8 (12) 3 (11)
Child
Age (y; range) 2; .08–8 2; .08–8
First Born 35 (50) 14 (47)
Insurance
  Private 7 (10) 3 (10)
  Public 65 (90) 27 (90)
  None 0 (0) 0 (0)
Chronic Illness 26 (36) 14 (47)
*

One parent declined to answer question

**

Two parents declined to answer question