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Table 2 Parent Socio-demographic Information

From: Perspectives of infant active play: a qualitative comparison of working versus stay-at-home parents

Characteristics

Stay-at-home

n = 16

(n/%)

Working

n = 13

(n/%)

Parent’s Gender

 Male

0 (0.0)

3 (45.5)

 Female

16 (100.0)

10 (54.5)

Infant’s Gender

 Male

6 (37.5)

8 (61.5)

 Female

10 (62.5)

5 (38.5)

Parent’s Age

 Age (years)

31.63 ± 4.87

30.46 ± 4.75

Parent’s Education (n, %)

 High school degree or less

1 (6.3)

2 (15.4)

 Some college

4 (25.0)

1 (7.7)

 Bachelor’s degree

6 (37.5)

4 (30.8)

 Master’s degree

4 (25.0)

3 (23.1)

 Doctorate

1 (6.3)

3 (23.1)

Annual Income, USD (n, %)

 Less than $60,000 per year

4 (25.0)

1 (7.7)

 $61,000–$100,000

4 (25.0)

4 (30.8)

 $101,000 per year and above

8 (50.0)

8 (61.5)

Parent’s Ethnicity (n, %)

 African American

0 (0.0)

1 (0.0)

 White

16 (100.0)

12 (100.0)

Parent’s BMI (mean, sd)

 BMI

26.70 ± 4.98

27.06 ± 7.38