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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Home environment relationships with children’s physical activity, sedentary time, and screen time by socioeconomic status

Characteristic

Highest Education in Householda

Household Incomeb

N

Low

Med

High

p

Low

Med

High

p

N = 165

N = 279

N = 261

N = 67

N = 218

N = 428

Child’s age (years), mean (SD)

9.3 (1.6)

9.1 (1.6)

9.1 (1.6)

NS

9.2 (1.4)

9.1(1.6)

9.1 (1.6)

NS

Child’s gender, N (% Female)

81 (49%)

143 (51%)

123 (47%)

NS

35 (52%)

115 (53%)

202 (47%)

NS

Parent’s age (years), mean (SD)

39.6 (6.4)

41.4 (5.2)

42.9 (9.7)

<.001

38.3 (7.1)

41.2 (6.2)

42.2 (5.2)

<.001

Parent’s gender, N (% Female)

146 (89%)

241 (85%)

221 (84%)

NS

64 (96%)

184 (84%)

363 (86%)

NS

Parent’s race/ethnicity, N (%)

        

White

144 (89%)

246 (90%)

229 (89%)

NS

54 (87%)

187 (86%)

382(91)

NS

Black

4 (2%)

6(2%)

6(2%)

 

4 (6%)

6 (3%)

6 (1%)

 

Asian/Pacific Is

7 (4%)

12 (4%)

13 (5%)

 

4 (6%)

13 (6%)

15 (6%)

 

More than one

4 (2%)

5(2%)

7 (3%)

 

0(0%)

6 (3%)

10 (2%)

 

Other

3 (2%)

5 (2%)

3 (1%)

 

0 (0%)

6 (3%)

5 (1%)

 

Hispanic

54 (33%)

25 (9%)

14 (5%)

<.001

31 (46%)

38 (17%)

25 (6%)

<.001

Marital status, N (%)

        

Married

132 (80%)

264 (95%)

251 (96%)

<.001

35 (52%)

195 (90%)

417 (97%)

<.001

Hours worked outside home per week, N (%)

        

< 15

75 (46%)

150 (54%)

113 (44%)

NS

40 (60%)

102 (47%)

197 (47%)

NS

1535

39 (23%)

61 (22%)

58 (22%)

 

14 (21%)

53 (24%)

93 (22%)

 

36+

51 (31%)

68 (24%)

90 (34%)

 

13 (19%)

63 (29%)

133 (31%)

 
  1. *missing data on 0–16 participants for some variables.
  2. a Defined by highest educated adult in household.
  3. b Defined by annual household income.