TABLE 1. Respondent Characteristics (n = 1,232, Unweighted; n = 554,194 Weighted).
| Characteristic |
n |
Weighted % |
Crude % |
Missing |
|
| Child age |
|
|
|
0 |
| 0-4 |
330 |
29.0 |
26.8 |
|
| 5-8 |
276 |
18.3 |
22.4 |
|
| 9-12 |
244 |
21.4 |
19.8 |
|
| 13-17 |
379 |
31.8 |
30.8 |
|
| Child gender |
|
|
|
0 |
| Male |
633 |
51.8 |
51.4 |
|
| Relationship of respondent to child |
|
|
|
3 |
| Biological mother |
1,171 |
93.3 |
95.2 |
|
| Step/adopted mother |
46 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
|
| Foster/other |
12 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
|
| Partner's relationship to respondent |
|
|
|
0 |
| Husband |
1,182 |
91.7 |
95.9 |
|
| Boyfriend |
33 |
5.5 |
2.7 |
|
| Other (male and female) |
17 |
2.8 |
1.4 |
|
| Respondent's highest grade complete |
|
|
|
1 |
| Less than high school |
47 |
6.3 |
3.8 |
|
| High school |
305 |
31.0 |
24.8 |
|
| Some college |
365 |
29.2 |
29.6 |
|
| College graduate |
514 |
33.5 |
41.7 |
|
| Race/ethnicity |
|
|
|
0 |
| White |
1,044 |
78.4 |
84.7 |
|
| Black |
118 |
15.3 |
9.6 |
|
| Hispanic |
18 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
|
| Native American |
11 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
|
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
7 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
|
| Mixed/other |
8 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
|
| Income |
|
|
|
18 |
| Less than $20,000 |
71 |
16.4 |
6.6 |
|
| $20,000-$40,000 |
126 |
15.8 |
11.9 |
|
| More than $40,000 |
863 |
67.8 |
81.5 |
|
| Public assistance |
|
|
|
0 |
| Temporary Assistance to Needy Families |
7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0 |
| Women Infant and Children's nutrition program |
75 |
10.8 |
6.1 |
0 |
| Medicaid |
154 |
20.8 |
12.5 |
0 |
| Total public assistance |
179 |
23.7 |
14.5 |
0 |
|
