Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 325 parents)

Age, in years

 18–29

24

15%

21

13%

 30–39

65

40%

74

45%

 40–49

53

33%

54

33%

 50+

20

12%

14

9%

 Mean (SD)

38.9

8.3

37.8

7.8

Gender

 Man

41

25%

32

20%

 Woman

120

74%

130

80%

 Another gender identity

1

1%

1

1%

Sexual orientation

 Straight or heterosexual

148

94%

145

90%

 Gay, lesbian, bisexual, or homosexual

6

4%

14

9%

 Another sexual orientation

4

3%

3

2%

Race and ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic white

72

46%

70

44%

 Hispanic white

9

6%

10

6%

 Hispanic, no race reported

14

9%

15

9%

 Hispanic, other race(s)

8

5%

9

6%

 Non-Hispanic Black or African American

46

29%

34

21%

 Non-Hispanic Asian

6

4%

7

4%

 Non-Hispanic, more than one race

3

2%

13

8%

 Non-Hispanic, other race

2

1%

Educational attainment

 Less than high school diploma or GED

11

7%

15

9%

 High school diploma or GED

55

35%

55

34%

 Four-year college degree

42

27%

46

29%

 Master’s degree, graduate degree, or more

47

30%

44

28%

Annual household income

 $0-$24,999

49

30%

50

32%

 $25,000-$49,999

39

24%

41

26%

 $50,000-$74,999

16

10%

18

11%

 $75,000+

58

36%

49

31%

Number of people in household, mean (SD)

3.6

1.2

3.6

1.3

Body-mass index (kg/m²)

 <18.5

6

4%

4

3%

 18.5 to < 25

43

29%

43

28%

 25 to < 30

43

29%

45

30%

 ≥30

57

38%

60

39%

 Mean (SD)

29.7

9.9

29.3

8.0

Nutrition Facts Panel use

 Never or rarely

26

16%

25

16%

 Sometimes

46

29%

49

30%

 Often or all the time

89

55%

87

54%

Frequency of needing help reading medical information

 Never

130

81%

132

81%

 Sometimes

23

14%

18

11%

 Often/Always

7

4%

12

7%

Language of survey administration

 English

142

88%

140

86%

 Spanish

20

12%

23

14%

Reads and speaks…

 Mostly or only English

132

81%

130

80%

 Spanish and English equally

10

6%

14

9%

 Mostly or only Spanish

20

12%

19

12%

Age of child the parent shopped for, in years

 2–5

61

38%

63

39%

 6–12

101

62%

100

61%

 Mean (SD)

7.3

3.4

7.1

3.3

Gender of child the parent shopped for

 Boy

72

44%

75

46%

 Girl

88

54%

88

54%

 Another gender identity

2

1%

Child consumed sugar-sweetened beverage 1/wk or more over past 30 days (not mutually exclusive)

 Soda

68

42%

58

36%

 Sports drinks

50

31%

50

31%

 Flavored water

43

27%

38

24%

 Fruit drink

102

64%

95

59%

 Flavored milk

102

65%

98

61%

 Sweetened coffee or tea

41

26%

35

22%

Time of participation

 Pre-COVID-19 pandemic

64

40%

65

40%

 During COVID-19 pandemic

98

60%

98

60%