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Table 1 Characteristics of criterion validity sample (Sample 1) and construct validity sample (Sample 2)

From: The validation of a home food inventory

 

Sample 1

Sample 2

Characteristic

Adults (n = 51)

Parents (n = 342)

Students (n = 342)

Gender, %

   

   Females

94.1

75.6

51.0

Education, %

   

   Less than HS

4.0

0.6

100.0

   HS or GED

8.0

8.6

--

   Some college or vocational school

26.0

26.1

--

   College degree

28.0

35.2

--

   Training beyond college degree

34.0

27.8

--

Race/ethnicity, %

   

   White

68.6

98.8

93.4

   African American

13.7

0.3

1.4

   American Indian

5.9

0.0

0.0

   Asian

2.0

0.0

0.3

   Hispanic/Latino

3.9

0.0

0.0

   Mixed

5.9

0.9

4.6

Age (years; M, SD)

39.4

46.7 (0.3)

15.4 (0.1)