Table 1 Parent and child descriptive characteristics

Parent characteristics

Relationship to child participant, n (%)

  Mother

229 (95%)

44 (92%)

81 (96%)

  Other female relative

3 (1%)

1 (2%)

3 (4%)

  Father

8 (3%)

3 (6%)

0

Age, mean (SD)

32.3 (6.1)

31.5 (5.6)

32.7 (6.7)

Born in the US, n (%)

108 (45%)

22 (46%)

36 (43%)

Education, n (%)

  < High School

72 (30%)

18 (38%)

24 (29%)

  High School/GED

67 (28%)

15 (31%)

22 (26%)

  > High School

101 (42%)

15 (31%)

37 (44%)

  Not answered

1 (<1%)

NA

1 (1%)

Current employment status, n (%)

  Not employed

129 (54%)

31 (65%)

50 (60%)

  Part-time

42 (17.5%)

3 (6%)

15 (18%)

  Full-time

59 (25%)

14 (29%)

16 (19%)

  > 40 hr/wk

9 (4%)

n/a

2 (2%)

  Not answered

1 (<1%)

n/a

1 (1%)

Total household income, n (%)

  ≤ $19k

72 (30%)

14 (29%)

29 (35%)

  $20k- $49K

116 (48%)

22 (46%)

37 (44%)

  ≥ $50k

42 (18%)

10 (21%)

13 (15%)

  Unknown/No answer

10 (4%)

2 (4%)

5 (6%)

Primary language spoken in household, n (%)

  English

46 (19%)

11 (23%)

11 (13%)

  Spanish

103 (43%)

22 (46%)

39 (46%)

  Both

91 (38%)

15 (31%)

34 (41%)

Child characteristics

Age, mean (SD)

4.5 (0.9)

4.4 (0.8)

4.4 (0.8)

Gender, n (%)

  Female

115 (48%)

20 (42%)

37 (44%)

  Male

125 (52%)

28 (58%)

47 (56%)

Born in the US, n (%)

237 (99%)

48 (100%)

83 (99%)

Child physical activity (PA)

  Sedentary, min/day (SD)

369.1 (70.9)

  Light PA, min/day (SD)

247.0 (36.6)

  Moderate-to-vigorous PA, min/day (SD)

83.4 (38.3)

  Counts/min, mean (SD)

611.8 (230.5)