Table 2 Parent’s Baseline Characteristics
Total Number of Participants | N | 247 |
|---|---|---|
Mean Age (SD) | 247 | 36.2 (7.4) |
Sex | 247 | Â |
 Male |  | 21 (8.5%) |
 Female |  | 226 (91.5%) |
Race/Ethnicity | 247 | Â |
 White Non-Hispanic |  | 55 (22.3%) |
 Black Non-Hispanic |  | 42 (17.0%) |
 Asian Non-Hispanic |  | 6 (2.4%) |
 More than one race/Other Non-Hispanic |  | 13 (5.3%) |
 Hispanic |  | 131 (53.0%) |
Marital Status | 245 | Â |
 Single |  | 86 (35.1%) |
 Married or living as married |  | 116 (47.4%) |
 Separated/divorced/widowed |  | 43 (17.5%) |
Highest level of education | 247 | Â |
 Less than High School |  | 47 (19.0%) |
 High School/GED |  | 156 (63.2%) |
 More than High School |  | 44 (17.8%) |
Employment Status | 245 | Â |
 Employed |  | 144 (58.8%) |
 Unemployed |  | 37 (15.1%) |
 Disabled |  | 19 (7.8%) |
 Homemaker |  | 33 (13.5%) |
 Other |  | 12 (4.9%) |
Household Income | 244 | Â |
 <$20,000 |  | 135 (55.3%) |
 $20,000–$50,000 |  | 88 (36.1%) |
 >$50,000 |  | 21 (8.6%) |
Receive Food Assistance | 246 | 172 (69.9%) |
Language primarily spoken at home | 243 | Â |
 English only |  | 112 (46.1%) |
 More English than another language |  | 29 (11.9%) |
 Both English and another language equally |  | 31 (12.8%) |
 More another language than English |  | 41 (16.9%) |
 Only another language |  | 30 (12.4%) |
Confidence filling out medical forms | 246 | Â |
 Extremely |  | 131 (53.3%) |
 Quite a bit |  | 66 (26.8%) |
 Somewhat |  | 39 (15.9%) |
 A little bit/not confident/not at all confident |  | 10 (4.1%) |
BMI (SD) | 240 | 31.9 (7.2) |