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Table 1 Frequencies (n) and percentages (%) of baseline demographic characteristics for the study sample, stratified by intervention group

From: Creating action plans in a serious video game increases and maintains child fruit-vegetable intake: a randomized controlled trial

 

Total

CONTROL

ACTION

COPING

BOTH

 

n ( % )

n ( % )

n ( % )

n ( % )

n ( % )

Sample

387 (100.00 )

97 ( 25.06 )

98 ( 25.03 )

95 ( 24.55 )

97 ( 25.06 )

Child gender

     

Male

183 ( 47.29 )

45 ( 24.59 )

48 ( 26.23 )

43 ( 23.50 )

47 ( 25.68 )

Female

204 ( 52.71 )

52 ( 25.49 )

50 ( 24.51 )

52 ( 25.49 )

50 ( 24.51 )

Child race/ethnicity

     

Hispanic

106 ( 27.39 )

28 ( 26.42 )

27 ( 25.47 )

26 ( 24.53 )

25 ( 23.58 )

African American

102 ( 26.36 )

23 ( 22.55 )

32 ( 31.37 )

25 ( 24.51 )

22 ( 21.57 )

White

141 ( 36.43 )

33 ( 23.40 )

29 ( 20.57 )

37 ( 26.24 )

42 ( 29.79 )

Other

38 ( 9.82 )

13 ( 34.21 )

10 ( 26.32 )

7 ( 18.42 )

8 ( 21.05 )

Parent gender

     

Male

15 ( 3.75 )

3 ( 20.00 )

3 ( 20.00 )

5 ( 33.33 )

4 ( 26.67 )

Female

385 ( 96.25 )

97 ( 25.19 )

97 ( 25.19 )

95 ( 24.68 )

96 ( 24.94 )

Parent race/ethnicity

     

Hispanic

102 ( 26.36 )

28 ( 27.45 )

24 ( 23.53 )

25 ( 24.51 )

25 ( 24.51 )

African American

102 ( 26.36 )

22 ( 21.57 )

33 ( 32.35 )

25 ( 24.51 )

22 ( 21.57 )

White

156 ( 40.31 )

35 ( 22.44 )

36 ( 23.08 )

40 ( 25.64 )

45 ( 28.85 )

Other

27 ( 6.98 )

12 ( 44.44 )

5 ( 18.52 )

5 ( 18.52 )

5 ( 18.52 )

Highest household education

     

Some College/Tech or Less

124 ( 32.04 )

31 ( 25.00 )

38 ( 30.65 )

29 ( 23.39 )

26 ( 20.97 )

College Graduate

121 ( 31.27 )

26 ( 21.49 )

26 ( 21.49 )

30 ( 24.79 )

39 ( 32.23 )

Post Graduate study

142 ( 36.69 )

40 ( 28.17 )

34 ( 23.94 )

36 ( 25.35 )

32 ( 22.54 )

Average annual household income

     

≤ $61,000

164 ( 42.38 )

43 ( 26.22 )

44 ( 26.83 )

45 ( 27.44 )

32 ( 19.51 )

> $61,000

223 ( 57.62 )

54 ( 24.22 )

54 ( 24.22 )

50 ( 22.42 )

65 ( 29.15 )

Parent age

     

20-39

173 ( 44.70 )

46 ( 26.59 )

46 ( 26.59 )

40 ( 23.12 )

41 ( 23.70 )

40-59

214 ( 55.30 )

51 ( 23.83 )

52 ( 24.30 )

55 ( 25.70 )

56 ( 26.17 )

Parent marital status

     

Married

300 ( 77.52 )

81 ( 27.00 )

73 ( 24.33 )

70 ( 23.33 )

76 ( 25.33 )

Not Married

87 ( 22.48 )

16 ( 18.39 )

25 ( 28.74 )

25 ( 28.74 )

21 ( 24.14 )