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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants (N = 799)

From: Calibration of the food parenting practice (FPP) item bank: tools for improving the measurement of food parenting practices of parents of 5–12-year-old children

 

% or Mean (SD)

Parent Sex (N = 799) Female

50.1%

Parent Age (N = 799)

33.1 (8.5)

Marital status (N = 799)

Married or common law

86.0%

Separated or divorced or widowed

9.0%

Never married

5.0%

Ethnicity (N = 799)

Caucasian

50.7%

Asian

22.3%

South Asian

15.6%

Other

11.4%

Education (N = 600)

High school or less

13.0 .0%

Certificate non-university or some college or university

30.2%

Bachelor’s degree

30.8%

Postgraduate degree

19.0%

Professional degree

6.0%

Income (N = 799)

Less than $50,000 Cdn

21.9%

$50,000–69,999 Cdn

20.7%

$70,000–79,999 Cdn

11.4%

$80,000–99,999 Cdn

18.7%

$100,000–124,999 Cdn

12.3%

$125,000 Cdn or higher

15.2%

Child Sex (N = 799) Female

44.1%

Child age (N = 799)

5–9 year old

49.8%

10–12 year old

50.2%