Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample
Age of parent in years; mean (SD) | 37.7 (6.8) |
Parent gender, n (%) | |
Female | 77 (90.6) |
Male | 8 (9.4) |
Child gender, n (%) | |
Female | 47 (55.3) |
Male | 38 (44.7) |
Child grade, n (%) | |
3rd or 4th | 48 (56.5) |
5th or 6th | 37 (43.5) |
Race/ethnicity, n (%)* | |
Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Spanish | 32 (37.6) |
Black | 42 (49.4) |
White | 22 (25.9) |
Asian | 1 (1.2) |
Multi-racial/other | 23 (27.1) |
Born in the U.S., n (%) | |
Yes | 51 (60.0) |
No | 34 (40.0) |
Marital status, n (%) | |
Married | 28 (32.9) |
Living with partner, unmarried | 15 (17.7) |
Single, never married | 30 (35.3) |
Separated/divorced | 12 (14.1) |
Number of caretakers in household, n (%) | |
Single-parent | 26 (30.6) |
Multiple caretakers | 59 (69.4) |
Number of siblings in household, n (%) | |
0 | 19 (22.3) |
1 | 26 (30.6) |
2 | 23 (27.1) |
3 or more | 17 (20.0) |
Education, n (%) | |
No high school | 9 (10.6) |
High school/GED | 29 (34.1) |
Some college/2 year degree | 30 (35.3) |
4 year degree | 5 (5.9) |
Graduate degree | 12 (14.1) |
Household income in U.S. dollars, n (%) | |
≤14,999 | 27 (31.8) |
15,000–49,999 | 33 (38.8) |
≥50,000 | 20 (23.5) |
Not reported | 5 (5.9) |
Number of meals per week; mean (SD) | |
Total number | 10.9 (3.8) |
Breakfast | 3.5 (2.0) |
Lunch | 2.0 (1.5) |
Dinner | 5.7 (1.7) |
Number of minutes per meal; mean (SD) | |
Total for all meals (n = 85) | 99.6 (66.3) |
Breakfast (n = 83) | 33.9 (26.4) |
Lunch (n = 76) | 44.5 (30.9) |
Dinner (n = 83) | 50.5 (28.8) |