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Table 1 Participant demographics

From: Exploring parent-reported barriers to supporting their child’s health behaviors: a cross-sectional study

Demographic characteristic

Subsample

[n = 1140; % (n)]

Remaining participant sample [n = 2066; % (n)]

Parent gender

 Male

 Female

 Transgender

 Don’t know/refused/missing

27.0 (308)

73.0 (832)

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

30.1 (622)

69.8 (1442)

0.1 (1)

0.1 (1)

Child gender

 Male

 Female

 Don’t know/refused/missing

51.6 (588)

48.4 (552)

0.0 (0)

50.0 (1032)

50.0 (1033)

0.1 (1)

Number of children (<18 years) in household

 1

 2

 3

 4

 5+

 Don’t know/refused/missing

36.2 (413)

44.6 (508)

14.2 (162)

4.1 (47)

0.9 (10)

0.0 (0)

37.2 (768)

43.9 (906)

14.4 (298)

3.4 (70)

1.1 (23)

0.1 (1)

Age of child with the next birthday*

 Mean age (years)

9.1

8.7

Language at home*

 English

 French

 English and French

 Other

 Don’t know/refused/missing

85.3 (972)

2.8 (32)

1.4 (16)

10.4 (119)

0.1 (1)

81.0 (1674)

3.0 (62)

1.9 (40)

13.6 (280)

0.5 (10)

Household income

 Less than $30,000

 $30,000 to $59,999

 $60,000 to $99,999

 Greater than $100,000

7.8 (89)

16.2 (185)

27.9 (318)

46.8 (534)

9.8 (202)

15.4 (318)

28.4 (587)

42.9 (887)

Marital status

 Partner

 No partner

 Don’t know/refused/missing

83.9 (957)

15.3 (174)

0.8 (9)

85.1 (1759)

14.3 (295)

0.6 (12)

Parent education

 Less than secondary school

 Secondary school

Post-secondary education

2.6 (30)

10.7 (122)

86.1 (982)

3.0 (63)

13.2 (273)

82.8 (1710)

Time since immigration*

 Canadian-born

 Less than 10 years ago

 10 or more years ago

 Don’t know/Refused/Missing

78.4 (894)

5.4 (61)

15.5 (177)

0.7 (8)

73.2 (1513)

7.1 (147)

17.2 (356)

2.4 (50)

  1. * = significant difference of p < .05
  2. Note. Subsample is parents who responded to all four behavioral modules, and were subsequently included in analyses