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Table 1 Individual-level characteristics

From: A cross-sectional study of the environment, physical activity, and screen time among young children and their parents

 

Total(N = 511)

Child sex (%)

 

 Male

55.2

 Female

44.8

Parent sex (%)

 

 Male

8.6

 Female

91.4

Child age (%)

 

 Infants (< 1 years old)

4.3

 Toddlers (1–3 years old)

60.5

 Preschoolers (4–5 years old)

35.2

Child care status

 

 Yes

83.8

 No

16.2

Family structure (%)

 

 Two-parent home

70.8

 Single-parent home

29.2

Parental Education (%)

 

 Elementary (Grades 1–8)

1.2

 High school (Grades 9–12)

14.1

 Community/technical college

32.1

 University bachelor degree

26.2

 University graduate degree

26.4

Distance to closest park (km)

0.2 (0.1, 0.4)

Yard space at home (m2)

467 (288, 885)

Child physical activity (min/day)

22.8 (13.0, 30.0)

Child screen time (min/day)

57.4 (28.4, 106.6)

Parent physical activity

 

 Light (times/week)

4 (2, 7)

 Moderate (times/week)

2 (0, 4)

 Strenuous (times/week)

1 (0, 3)

 Parent screen time (min/day)

81.4 (42.9, 137.1)

  1. Data presented as median (inter-quartile range) or %.