Associations of geographic-based socioeconomic factors and HPV vaccination among male and female children in five US states

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of parent and children participants (n = 909)

	N	%
Age in years of parent	906
25–29	37	4.08
30–34	172	18.98
35–39	228	25.17
40–45	251	27.70
45+	218	24.06
Age in years of child	909
9–12	270	29.70
13–17	639	70.30
Gender of parent	906
Male	195	21.52
Female	708	78.15
Genderqueer/non-binary	3	0.33
Gender of child	909
Male	471	51.82
Female	438	48.18
Race of parent	900
Non-Hispanic White	684	76.00
Non-Hispanic Black	125	13.89
Some other race, including multiple	91	10.11
Participants by state	909
AR	173	19.03
IL	67	7.37
MO	287	31.57
MS	57	6.27
TN	325	35.75
Self-described geographic area	894
Urban	340	38.03
Large rural	171	19.13
Small rural/Isolated	383	42.84
Parent level of educational attainment	904
High school graduate or equivalency (GED) or less	247	27.32
Some college/Associate’s degree or technical school certification	383	42.37
College graduate, graduate degree or more	274	30.31
Parent employment status	902
Employed	579	64.19
Stay-at-home/Homemaker	179	19.84
Other	144	15.96

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