Characteristic | Family meals | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean number of meals per week (SE) | p value | Mean number of minutes per day (SE) | p value | |
Age of parent | ||||
<40 years (n = 54) | 12.0 (1.1) | 0.73 | 120.3 (17.7) | 0.07 |
40 years or older (n = 31) | 12.4 (1.1) | 90.9 (17.1) | ||
Parent gender | ||||
Female (n = 77) | 12.1 (0.8) | 0.93 | 78.9 (11.5) | 0.04 |
Male (n = 8) | 12.2 (1.7) | 132.3 (25.9) | ||
Child gender | ||||
Female (n = 47) | 11.6 (1.1) | 0.22 | 121.0 (16.4) | 0.04 |
Male (n = 38) | 12.8 (1.2) | 90.2 (17.6) | ||
Child grade | ||||
3rd or 4th (n = 48) | 12.1 (1.1) | 0.85 | 96.4 (17.5) | 0.21 |
5th or 6th (n = 37) | 12.3 (1.1) | 114.8 (16.5) | ||
Race/ethnicity | ||||
White (n = 13) | 13.2 (1.6) | 0.63 | 97.0 (23.9) | 0.11 |
Black (n = 38) | 11.6 (1.2) | 135.7 (18.4) | ||
Hispanic (n = 24) | 11.2 (1.2) | 98.8 (18.8) | ||
Multi-racial/other (n = 10) | 12.7 (1.6) | 90.9 (24.1) | ||
Born in the U.S. | ||||
Yes (n = 51) | 11.2 (1.0) | 0.08 | 76.2 (15.8) | <0.001 |
No (n = 34) | 13.1 (1.2) | 135.0 (18.8) | ||
Marital status | ||||
Single/separated/divorced (n = 42) | 11.4 (1.1) | 0.19 | 126.7 (17.0) | 0.02 |
Married/living with partner (n = 43) | 12.9 (1.2) | 84.4 (18.3) | ||
Number of caretakers in household | ||||
Single-parent (n = 26) | 12.8 (1.4) | 0.29 | 87.5 (21.0) | 0.06 |
Multiple caretakers (n = 59) | 11.5 (0.9) | 123.7 (14.5) | ||
Number of siblings in household | ||||
0 (n = 19) | 12.0 (1.2) | 0.08 | 100.8 (18.5) | 0.47 |
1 (n = 26) | 10.2 (1.2) | 93.4 (17.8) | ||
2 (n = 23) | 13.6 (1.4) | 103.1 (21.4) | ||
3 or more (n = 17) | 12.8 (1.4) | 125.1 (21.4) | ||
Education | ||||
High school/GED or less (n = 38) | 12.5 (1.2) | 0.46 | 91.5 (18.3) | 0.07 |
Some college or more (n = 47) | 11.8 (1.0) | 119.7 (15.9) | ||
Household income in U.S. dollars | ||||
≤14,999 (n = 27) | 12.1 (1.2) | 0.55 | 109.1 (17.6) | 0.73 |
15,000–49,999 (n = 33) | 11.0 (1.1) | 99.9 (16.9) | ||
≥50,000 (n = 20) | 13.2 (1.3) | 122.1 (19.8) | ||
Not reported (n = 5) | 12.4 (2.1) | 91.2 (32.5) |