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Table 3 Reach of the healthier families program

From: Scale-out of a community-based behavioral intervention for childhood obesity: pilot implementation evaluation

Population demographics, 2010 [28]

Recruited participants

Michigan (N = 8)

Population: 114,297

• White: 61.2%

• Black: 23.7%

• Hispanic or Latino: 12.5%

• High school graduate of higher: 86.2%

• Median household income: $36,054

White, non-Hispanic: 7 or 87.5%

Black, non-Hispanic: 3 or 37.5%

Hispanic or Latino: 0

High school graduate or higher: 8 or 100%

Median household income level: $50.000 to $74,999

Georgia (N = 7)

Population: 691,893

• Black: 54.3%

• White: 33.3%

• Hispanic or Latino: 9.8%

• High school graduate of higher: 88.4%

• Median household income: $50,856

White, non-Hispanic: 0

Black, non-Hispanic:7 or 100%

Hispanic or Latino: 0

High school graduate or higher: 7 or 100%

Median household income level: $10,000 to $19,999

Nevada (N = 9)

Population: 257,729

• White: 76.9%

• Hispanic or Latino: 14.9%

• High school graduate of higher: 92.5%

• Median household income: $64,489

White, non-Hispanic: 7 or 77.8%

Black, non-Hispanic: 0

Hispanic or Latino: 2 or 22.2%

High school graduate or higher: 88.9%

Median household income level: $35,000 to $49,999

  1. Comparison between the population in each of three participating communities with the demographics of recruited participants at baseline. Percentages may not add to 100% as some participants selected more than one race/ethnicity category