Characteristic | Family meals | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean number of meals per week (SD) | p value | Mean number of minutes per day (SD) | p value | |
Age of parent | ||||
<40 years (n = 54) | 10.6 (4.0) | 0.38 | 104.4 (70.7) | 0.38 |
40 years or older (n = 31) | 11.3 (3.6) | 91.2 (57.9) | ||
Parent gender | ||||
Female (n = 77) | 10.9 (3.8) | 0.93 | 95.9 (53.0) | 0.11 |
Male (n = 8) | 10.8 (4.1) | 135.1 (143.5) | ||
Child gender | ||||
Female (n = 47) | 10.8 (3.7) | 0.91 | 108.5 (63.5) | 0.17 |
Male (n = 38) | 10.9 (4.0) | 88.7 (68.8) | ||
Child grade | ||||
3rd or 4th (n = 48) | 11. 0 (4.0) | 0.72 | 88.0 (38.8) | 0.07 |
5th or 6th (n = 37) | 10.7 (3.6) | 114.7 (88.7) | ||
Race/ethnicity | ||||
White (n = 13) | 12.0 (3.2) | 0.41 | 88.3 (72.5) | 0.64 |
Black (n = 38) | 10.1 (3.9) | 108.2 (73.8) | ||
Hispanic (n = 24) | 11.2 (4.0) | 99.5 (61.8) | ||
Multi-racial/other (n = 10) | 11.3 (3.8) | 82.0 (31.6) | ||
Born in the U.S. | ||||
Yes (n = 51) | 10.4 (3.6) | 0.20 | 82.7 (35.2) | 0.003 |
No (n = 34) | 11.5 (4.1) | 125.0 (90.5) | ||
Marital status | ||||
Single/separated/divorced (n = 42) | 10.3 (4.0) | 0.17 | 104.8 (71.3) | 0.48 |
Married/living with partner (n = 43) | 11.4 (3.6) | 94.6 (61.4) | ||
Number of caretakers in household | ||||
Single-parent (n = 26) | 10.7 (4.4) | 0.78 | 88.2 (42.1) | 0.29 |
Multiple caretakers (n = 59) | 10.9 (3.6) | 104.7 (74.2) | ||
Number of siblings in household | ||||
0 (n = 19) | 10.8 (4.3) | 0.40 | 93.9 (53.9) | 0.96 |
1 (n = 26) | 9.9 (3.9) | 103.8 (96.4) | ||
2 (n = 23) | 11.6 (3.8) | 97.0 (41.6) | ||
3 or more (n = 17) | 11.5 (3.1) | 103.2 (52.8) | ||
Education | ||||
High school/GED or less (n = 38) | 10.8 (4.3) | 0.82 | 94.7 (42.7) | 0.54 |
Some college or more (n = 47) | 11.0 (3.5) | 103.6 (80.7) | ||
Household income in U.S. dollars | ||||
≤14,999 (n = 27) | 10.7 (3.6) | 0.64 | 106.2 (61.4) | 0.88 |
15,000–49,999 (n = 33) | 10.4 (4.5) | 98.1 (72.5) | ||
≥50,000 (n = 20) | 11.7 (3.3) | 97.7 (69.7) | ||
Not reported (n = 5) | 11.4 (2.7) | 81.5 (43.3) |