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Table 1 Parent and Child Socio-Demographics, Physical Activity (PA)-Related Parenting Practices, and Parental Perceived Neighborhood Safety

From: Places where preschoolers are (in)active: an observational study on Latino preschoolers and their parents using objective measures

Variables

Whole sample (n = 73)

Sub-sample with GPS- estimated outdoor/indoor time (n = 66)

Parent characteristics ears (mean, SD)

32.3 (6.1)

31.5 (5.6)

Age, mean (SD)

32.6 (6.8)

32.9 (6.8)

Born in the US, n (%)

30 (41 %)

27 (41 %)

Country of origin, n (%)

  

 Mexico

54 (74 %)

49 (74 %)

 El Salvador

9 (12 %)

8 (12 %)

 Other Latin American countries

10 (14 %)

9 (14 %)

Education, n (%)

  

  < High School

19 (26 %)

17 (26 %)

 High School/GED

28 (39 %)

26 (39 %)

  > High School

25 (34 %)

23 (35 %)

 Not answered

1 (1 %)

NA

Current employment status, n (%)

  

 Not employed

45 (62 %)

42 (64 %)

 Employed

27 (37 %)

24 (36 %)

 Not answered

1 (1 %)

n/a

Total household income, n (%)

  

  ≤ $19 k

25 (34 %)

23 (35 %)

 $20 k–$49 K

32 (44 %)

29 (44 %)

  ≥ $50 k

12 (16 %)

10 (15 %)

 Unknown/No answer

4 (6 %)

2 (6 %)

Primary language spoken in household, n (%)

  

 English

9 (12 %)

8 (12 %)

 Spanish

35 (48 %)

32 (48 %)

 Both

29 (40 %)

26 (40 %)

Child characteristics

  

Age in years, mean (SD)

4.5 (0.8)

4.5 (0.8)

Gender, n (%) Male

42 (58 %)

38 (58 %)

Weight status, n (%)

  

 Normal weight

35 (48 %)

32 (48 %)

 Overweight

15 (21 %)

13 (20 %)

 Obese

23 (31 %)

21 (32 %)

Hours/week spent in childcare center, n (%)

  

 None

45 (62 %)

40 (60 %)

 Up to 10 hours

5 (7 %)

4 (6 %)

 11–20 hours

9 (12 %)

9 (14 %)

 21+ hours

14 (19 %)

13 (20 %)

PA parental practicesa, mean (SD)

  

 Parental engagement and structure

3.52 (0.56)

3.53 (0.55)

 Promote screen time

2.41 (0.79)

2.40 (0.79)

 Promote inactivity

1.71 (0.56)

1.69 (0.56)

 Psychological control

1.90 (0.59)

1.90 (0.62)

 Restriction for safety concern

2.74 (1.01)

2.77 (1.01)

Perceived neighborhood safety, mean (SD)

  

 Traffic safetyb

2.94 (0.74)

2.94 (0.71)

 Traffic hazardsb

2.73 (0.86)

2.79 (0.84)

 Stranger dangerb

2.51 (1.10)

2.53 (1.08)

 Signs of physical and social disordera

2.17 (0.86)

2.22 (0.87)

  1. Notes: All children were born in the US and participating parents were mothers; GED general educational development, SD standard deviation. apossible range: 1–5. bpossible range: 1–4