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Table 1 Child and Parent Participant Characteristics

From: Needs assessment for physical activity information during COVID-19 among a nationally representative sample of parents and children ages 6–17 in the United States: a cross-sectional study

CHILD (n = 500)

 

Mean (SD)

Age (years)

14.2 (2.0)

 

n

% (95% CI)a

Gender

 Male

252

52.1 (47.0–57.2)

 Female

239

45.8 (40.8–51.0)

 Non-Binary

5

1.1 (0.4–2.9)

 Unknown

4

0.9 (0.3–2.5)

Hispanic, Mexican, or Latin American ethnicity

113

22.6 (19.1–26.5)

Race

 Caucasian or White

395

77.6 (73.0–81.7)

 African-American or Black

75

13.7 (10.5–17.6)

 Asian or Asian American

21

4.4 (2.7–7.0)

 Native American or Alaskan Native

18

3.7 (2.1–6.2)

 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

2

0.3 (0.1–1.3)

 Other races

38

8.7 (6.2–12.2)

School Status

 In-person

96

18.4 (14.8–22.6)

 Remote

251

49.8 (44.7–54.9)

 Hybrid

153

31.8 (27.2–36.8)

PARENT (n = 1000)

Gender

 Male

440

44.6 (40.9–48.3)

 Female

560

55.4 (51.7–59.1)

Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin

204

26.0 (22.4–30.0)

Race

 Caucasian or White

781

74.7 (71.0–78.1)

 African-American or Black

126

12.0 (10.0–14.3)

 Asian or Asian American

26

3.7 (2.4–5.7)

 Native American or Alaskan Native

39

3.8 (2.6–5.4)

 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

3

0.5 (0.1–1.6)

 Other races

67

9.9 (7.2–13.5)

Education

 High School Graduate or below

322

37.6 (33.9–41.5)

 Some College

323

26.4 (23.6–29.4)

 4-year College

224

22.5 (19.8–25.5)

 Post-graduate

131

13.4 (11.2–16.1)

Current Work Status

 Work full time (> 35 h/week)

513

51.1 (47.4–54.8)

 Work part-time

139

13.5 (11.1–16.3)

 Not working

348

35.4 (31.8–39.1)

Working from home

 Yes, all the time

240

23.5 (20.7–26.6)

 Yes, some of the time

145

14.8 (12.4–17.6)

 No

267

26.3 (23.1–29.7)

 Not applicable

348

35.4 (31.8–39.1)

  1. aWeighted