Table 1 Descriptive statistics for children aged 2–3 in the NLSCY*
N = 2152 | Percent (%) |
|---|---|
Baseline (1994) | |
Individual Characteristics | |
Female | 49.56 |
Male | 50.44 |
Age = 2 | 48.52 |
Age = 3 | 51.48 |
Income Adequacy in 1994 | |
Low/low middle | 20.28 |
Middle/high middle | 64.43 |
High | 15.29 |
Parent Education in 1994 | |
No high school certificate | 14.98 |
High School/Some Postsecondary | 46.41 |
Postsecondary degree | 38.61 |
Family Structure in 1994 | |
Child living in an intact family | 81.28 |
Child not living in an intact family | 18.72 |
Neighbourhood Low Income | |
Least Poor (less than 7.6%) | 22.56 |
Middle (7.7 to 28.6%) | 57.07 |
Most Poor (greater than 28.7%) | 21.37 |
Census Metropolitan Area | |
Urban | 67.59 |
Rural | 32.41 |
Across Cycles (1994–2002) | |
BMI Percentile (based on CDC values) | Average (sd) |
Ages 2–3 (1994) | 65.77 (1.45) |
Ages 4–5 (1996) | 63.26 (1.29) |
Ages 6–7 (1998) | 59.85 (1.40) |
Ages 8–9 (2000) | 59.43 (1.54) |
Ages 10–11 (2002) | 59.57 (1.31) |
Overweight (BMI ≥ 85 th Percentile based on CDC values) | Percent (%) |
Ages 2–3 (1994) | 48.71 |
Ages 4–5 (1996) | 41.68 |
Ages 6–7 (1998) | 38.67 |
Ages 8–9 (2000) | 34.03 |
Ages 10–11 (2002) | 31.53 |