Table 2 Characteristics of respondents
Total | Dutch | Turkish | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Sex of the child | ||||||
female | 432 | 49.2 | 306 | 49.0 | 126 | 49.8 |
male | 446 | 50.8 | 319 | 51.0 | 127 | 50.2 |
Child’s age | ||||||
6-8 years | 466 | 54.3 | 340 | 54.8 | 126 | 52.9 |
≥ 8 years | 392 | 45.7 | 280 | 45.2 | 112 | 47.1 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
Dutch | 626 | 71.0 | - | - | - | - |
Turkish | 256 | 29.0 | - | - | - | - |
Overweight child | ||||||
no overweight | 643 | 84.3 | 506 | 89.9** | 137 | 68.5 |
overweight | 90 | 11.8 | 45 | 8.0** | 45 | 22.5 |
obese | 30 | 3.9 | 12 | 2.1** | 18 | 9.0 |
Sex of the parent | ||||||
female | 773 | 88.2 | 574 | 91.8** | 199 | 79.3 |
male | 103 | 11.8 | 51 | 8.2** | 52 | 20.7 |
Parental education | ||||||
low | 322 | 37.9 | 168 | 27.2** | 154 | 66.4 |
middle | 346 | 40.8 | 284 | 46.0** | 62 | 26.7 |
high | 181 | 21.3 | 165 | 26.7** | 16 | 6.9 |