Associations between socioeconomic, parental and home environment factors and fruit and vegetable consumption of children in grades five and six in British Columbia, Canada

Table 2 Socio-demographics of parents with children participating in the study ¹

	n	Percent of respondents %
Were you born in Canada?	551
1 = no	249	45.2
2 = yes	302	54.8
Education level	547
1 = No schooling	25	4.6
2 = Elementary	103	18.8
3 = Secondary	208	38.0
4 = Community/Technical College	110	20.1
5 = University	101	18.5
Household income	375
1 = Less than $25,000	37	9.9
2 = $25,000 - $50,000	88	23.5
3 = $50,001- $75,000	80	21.3
4 = $75,001 - $100,000	58	15.5
5 = More than $100,000	112	29.9

¹Only valid percent displayed. Non-response rate for ‘Born in Canada’ is .2%, ‘Education’ is 8.2%, and ‘Household Income’ is 37.1%.

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