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Table 1 Characteristics of the U.S. Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study Sample, 2008, by Age Group and Snacking Locationa

From: Location influences snacking behavior of US infants, toddlers and preschool children

Characteristics (%)

6–11.9 months (n = 505)

12–23.9 months (n = 925)

24–47.9 months (n = 1461)

At home

Away from home

P-value

At home

Away from home

P-value

At home

Away from home

P-value

Mean

SE mean

Mean

SE mean

Mean

SE mean

Mean

SE mean

Mean

SE mean

Mean

SE mean

Male

55.9

5.3

59.3

8.9

0.7454

48.5

3.2

44.6

5.4

0.5387

56.1

2.8

53.7

3.7

0.6056

Female

44.1

5.3

40.7

8.9

51.6

3.2

55.4

5.4

43.9

2.8

46.4

3.7

Ethnicity

 Hispanic or latino

26.6

4.7

2.6

2.1

0.0001

25.5

2.8

9.5

3.5

0.0060

25.9

2.6

14.0

2.8

0.0074

 Non-Hispanic or latino

73.4

4.7

97.4

2.1

74.5

2.8

90.5

3.5

74.1

2.6

86.0

2.8

Receives WIC benefits

 Yes

46.9

5.6

27.1

8.4

0.0704

34.9

3.0

32.1

5.5

0.6555

25.8

2.5

15.4

2.6

0.0061

 No

53.1

5.6

72.9

8.4

65.1

3.0

67.9

5.5

74.2

2.5

84.6

2.6

Attends daycare

 Yes

39.4

5.5

52.3

9.0

0.2192

39.5

3.1

61.0

5.5

0.0011

50.6

2.8

73.1

3.2

0.0000

 No

60.6

5.5

47.7

9.0

60.5

3.1

39.0

5.5

49.4

2.8

26.9

3.2

Mother’s education

 ≤11th grade

1.8

1.1

2.3

2.3

0.1227

3.6

1.9

0.5

0.5

0.3154

3.0

1.1

1.2

0.8

0.0121

 Completed high school

35.7

6.2

26.6

8.6

21.4

2.7

17.0

5.4

18.7

2.5

12.3

2.3

 Some post-secondary

23.8

4.3

19.6

7.7

36.4

3.3

33.6

5.7

30.5

2.8

22.5

3.7

 Completed college

30.2

6.7

25.3

7.6

22.3

2.8

26.3

4.4

32.6

2.9

38.3

4.0

 Graduate work/degree

8.5

2.5

26.2

7.8

16.3

2.1

22.7

5.4

15.2

2.2

25.7

4.0

Mother works

 Yes

54.5

5.9

60.3

9.3

0.6032

45.6

3.2

66.0

5.2

0.0007

51.4

3.1

61.9

4.0

0.0375

 No

45.5

5.9

39.7

9.3

54.4

3.2

34.0

5.2

48.7

3.1

38.1

4.0

Annual household income

 <$10,000

10.7

4.3

2.6

2.5

0.2988

5.7

1.1

4.8

2.4

0.2242

4.9

1.2

2.9

1.3

0.0030

 $10,000–$19,999

8.6

2.7

6.7

4.6

5.6

1.2

1.7

0.8

12.0

2.3

4.7

1.7

 $20,000–$34,000

14.7

3.8

11.0

7.5

18.0

2.6

15.1

3.8

15.8

2.3

6.3

1.5

 $35,000–$49,999

18.2

4.1

10.3

4.8

19.4

2.7

15.7

4.6

15.0

1.9

13.3

2.4

 $50,000–$74,000

29.1

6.1

29.8

8.1

20.0

2.2

24.1

4.2

19.0

2.0

26.0

3.5

 $75,000–$99,999

10.0

3.1

16.2

6.2

16.3

2.7

16.9

4.2

16.1

2.2

21.9

3.3

 $100,000–$149,000

6.6

2.3

18.9

8.7

9.2

1.8

18.0

4.4

11.5

1.7

16.5

3.3

 >$150,000

2.2

1.0

4.6

2.7

5.9

2.1

3.7

1.2

5.8

1.4

8.4

2.8

All Snacks Sample Size

221

53

 

645

233

 

929

466

 
  1. P-Values in bold italics indicates results are statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05
  2. aTable 1 was developed using Chi-Square analysis using SAS v 9.4 software