Table 2 Meal skipping behaviors according to family socioeconomic position and ethnic background (n = 4726)
From: Social inequalities in young children’s sports participation and outdoor play
Sports participation (n = 4685) | Outdoor play (n = 3903) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | p-Value* | ≥1 hour/day | <1 hour/day | p-Value* | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
Maternal educational level | High | 695 (56.0) | 545 (44.0) | <0.001 | 737 (67.4) | 356 (32.6) | 0.06 |
Mid-high | 607 (47.6) | 667 (52.4) | 748 (68.8) | 339 (31.2) | |||
Mid-low | 549 (37.3) | 921 (62.7) | 791 (64.8) | 429 (35.2) | |||
Low | 184 (28.9) | 453 (71.1) | 286 (62.7) | 170 (37.3) | |||
Paternal educational level | High | 779 (56.4) | 602 (43.6) | <0.001 | 809 (67.5) | 390 (32.5) | <0.05 |
Mid-high | 445 (46.3) | 516 (53.7) | 586 (70.6) | 244 (29.4) | |||
Mid-low | 409 (36.1) | 723 (63.9) | 643 (67.5) | 310 (32.5) | |||
Low | 239 (32.9) | 487 (67.1) | 343 (61.9) | 211 (38.1) | |||
Maternal employment status | Paid job | 1548 (46.6) | 1773 (53.4) | <0.001 | 1925 (67.6) | 924 (32.4) | <0.01 |
No paid job | 389 (36.6) | 674 (63.4) | 514 (62.2) | 313 (37.8) | |||
Paternal employment status | Paid job | 1755 (45.2) | 2129 (54.8) | <0.001 | 2229 (67.8) | 1061 (32.2) | 0.36 |
No paid job | 79 (32.8) | 162 (67.2) | 116 (64.4) | 64 (35.6) | |||
Household income | >€3200 | 1169 (54.2) | 988 (45.8) | <0.001 | 1317 (69.4) | 581 (30.6) | <0.001 |
€2000- < €3200 | 410 (36.0) | 730 (64.0) | 663 (68.3) | 308 (31.7) | |||
<€2000 | 329 (31.5) | 715 (68.5) | 417 (54.2) | 352 (45.8) | |||
Ethnic background | native Dutch | 1623 (48.9) | 1693 (51.1) | <0.001 | 2062 (70.9) | 846 (29.1) | <0.001 |
Surinamese-Creole | 64 (39.5) | 98 (60.5) | 77 (61.1) | 48 (38.4) | |||
Surinamese-Hindustani | 62 (36.9) | 106 (63.1) | 78 (60.0) | 52 (40.0) | |||
Dutch Antillean | 42 (34.1) | 81 (65.9) | 59 (63.4) | 34 (36.6) | |||
Cape Verdean | 72 (36.9) | 123 (63.1) | 74 (51.7) | 69 (48.3) | |||
Turkish | 114 (25.8) | 328 (74.2) | 143 (45.3) | 173 (54.7) | |||
Moroccan | 80 (28.7) | 199 (71.3) | 94 (50.0) | 94 (50.0) | |||