Association of parental social support with energy balance-related behaviors in low-income and ethnically diverse children: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Participant demographics, full sample

	Number	Percent
Child demographics	1169	100
Gender
Male	495	42.3
Female	492	42.1
Missing	182	15.6
Age
7 years old	6	.5
8 years old	672	57.5
9 years old	269	23.0
10 years old	24	2.0
11 years old	3	.3
Missing	195	16.7
Race/Ethnicity
White	209	17.9
Black	179	15.3
Hispanic	385	32.9
Other	204	17.5
Missing	192	16.4
Weight status
Underweight	27	2.3
Normal Weight	466	39.9
Overweight	171	14.6
Obese	270	23.1
Missing	235	20.1
Parent demographics	1169	100
Gender
Male	132	11.3
Female	970	83.0
Missing	67	5.7
Age
Less than 30	219	18.8
30 to 34	336	28.7
35 to 39	211	18.0
40 and above	246	21.1
Missing	157	13.4
Employment status
Full-time	557	47.7
Part-time	157	13.4
No work outside the home	372	31.8
Retried	13	1.1
Missing	70	6.0
Education
Less than 12 years	231	19.8
High school or GED	360	30.8
Trade/Tech college	100	8.5
Some college	206	17.6
College or advanced degree	173	14.8
Missing	99	8.5
Marital status
Married	634	54.2
Separated or Divorced	178	15.2
Single, never married	264	22.6
Widowed	25	2.2
Missing	68	5.8
Family demographics	1169	100
Language spoken at home
English	786	67.2
Spanish	295	25.2
Other	16	1.4
Missing	72	6.2
Food insecurity
Almost never or never	625	53.5
Sometimes	331	28.3
Almost always	152	13.0
Missing	61	5.2
Child receives free or reduced lunch
Yes	861	73.7
No	240	20.5
Missing	68	5.8
SNAP recipients
Yes	494	42.3
No	591	50.5
Missing	84	7.2
WIC recipients
Yes	140	12.0
No	945	80.8
Missing	84	7.2

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