Table 1 Descriptive statistics: outcome measures, key exposure measures, and control measures
Mean (SD) / Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Full sample | Male sample | Female sample | |
Outcome measures: | |||
Youth participates in any weekly vigorous physical activity (VPA) | 67.83% | 72.02% | 63.58% |
Number of days per week youth participates in VPA | 3.05 (2.59) | 3.34 (2.59) | 2.75 (2.56) |
Key exposure measures: | |||
Father’s lagged (t-2) weekly number of times of VPA | 2.02 (2.67) | 1.87 (2.50) | 2.17 (2.84) |
Father meets recommended (≥3 times/week) VPA | 29.94% | 27.66% | 32.25% |
Control measures: | |||
Child’s age | 13.83 (2.51) | 13.65 (2.52) | 14.00 (2.48) |
Child’s gender is male | 50.29% | ||
Child’s race & ethnicity | |||
White* | 72.34% | 72.06% | 72.63% |
African-American | 8.12% | 10.89% | 5.32% |
Hispanic | 13.54% | 11.03% | 16.08% |
Other race | 5.99% | 6.01% | 5.96% |
Mother’s lagged (t-2) weekly number of times VPA | 2.00 (2.36) | 2.13 (2.50) | 1.86 (2.20) |
Mother meets recommended (≥3 times/week) VPA | 34.08% | 36.86% | 31.27% |
Mother’s education | |||
Less than high school* | 13.05% | 12.65% | 13.46% |
High school graduate | 27.43% | 24.45% | 30.44% |
Completed some college | 26.93% | 29.97% | 23.85% |
Completed college or more | 26.93% | 28.48% | 25.36% |
Missing | 5.66% | 4.45% | 6.89% |
Mother’s work status | |||
Does not work* | 18.24% | 18.51% | 17.96% |
Works part-time | 39.69% | 34.25% | 42.16% |
Works full-time | 42.07% | 44.25% | 39.88% |
Family income (in year 2003 dollars) ('000) | 92.39 (120.63) | 94.35 (128.71) | 90.40 (111.99) |
Local area physical activity-related facility availability | 1.02 (2.43) | 1.14 (2.85) | 0.89 (1.92) |
Local area median household income (in year 2000 dollars) ('000) | 47.64 (18.98) | 46.80 (18.72) | 48.49 (19.21) |
Local area degree of urbanization | |||
Urban* | 66.86% | 67.78% | 65.93% |
Suburban | 12.42% | 10.99% | 13.86% |
Rural/Farm | 20.73% | 21.24% | 20.21% |
N | 887 | 453 | 434 |