Characteristic | Percent | Days per week parent eats breakfast(n = 138) | Days per week parent consumes ≥ 1 sugary drink(n = 137) | Days per week parent eats ≥ 2 different fruits(n = 138) | Days per Week Parent Eats ≥ 2 Different Vegetables(n = 138) | Days per week parent plays actively with child (n = 136) | Hours per day child watches TV(n = 133) | ||||||
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 |  | Mean(SD) | p | Mean(SD) | p | Mean(SD) | p | Mean(SD) | p | Mean(SD) | p | Mean(SD) | p |
Total sample | Â | 5.9 (2.2) | Â | 2.7 (2.5) | Â | 5.2 (1.8) | Â | 4.6 (2.0) | Â | 4.2 (2.2) | Â | 2.4 (1.7) | Â |
Language | Â | Â | 0.21 | Â | 0.18 | Â | 0.08 | Â | 0.39 | Â | 0.15 | Â | 0.07 |
  English | 62.6 | 5.3 (2.7) |  | 2.9 (2.8) |  | 5.4 (1.9) |  | 4.8 (2.1) |  | 4.4 (2.3) |  | 2.2 (1.7) |  |
  Spanish | 37.4 | 5.8(2.1) |  | 2.3 (2.1) |  | 4.9 (1.8) |  | 4.4 (1.7) |  | 3.9 (1.9) |  | 2.8 (1.8) |  |
Age* | Â | Â | 0.44 | Â | 0.04 | Â | 0.62 | Â | 0.49 | Â | 0.00 | Â | 0.14 |
  Mean age or younger | 44.6 | 5.7 (2.1) |  | 3.2 (2.5) |  | 5.3 (1.7) |  | 4.5 (2.1) |  | 4.8 (2.1) |  | 2.6 (1.9) |  |
  Older than mean age | 54.7 | 5.4 (2.3) |  | 2.3 (2.5) |  | 5.1 (2.0) |  | 4.8 (2.0) |  | 3.8 (2.1) |  | 2.2 (1.4) |  |
Education | Â | Â | 0.63 | Â | 0.02 | Â | 0.02 | Â | 0.40 | Â | 0.03 | Â | 0.07 |
  Less than high school | 13.7 | 5.1 (2.7) |  | 2.7a (2.4) |  | 5.0 (2.0) |  | 4.0 (1.8) |  | 5.1c (2.2) |  | 2.5 (1.7) |  |
  High school | 20.1 | 5.2 (2.0) |  | 3.5 (2.5) |  | 5.1 (1.7) |  | 4.5 (1.8) |  | 4.5 (2.3) |  | 3.1 (1.6) |  |
  Some post-secondary education | 34.5 | 5.7 (2.2) |  | 3.1 (2.7) |  | 5.8b (1.4) |  | 4.9 (1.9) |  | 4.6 (2.0) |  | 2.5 (1.9 |  |
  Bachelor’s degree or higher | 30.2 | 5.6 (2.2) |  | 1.8a (2.3) |  | 4.6b (2.2) |  | 4.7 (2.3) |  | 3.4c (2.1) |  | 2.0 (1.6) |  |