Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study participants
Variables | Total | |
|---|---|---|
Children | Female (%) | 47.6 |
Age in months (mean ± SD) | 107.6 ± 18.2 | |
Racial or cultural groups (%) | ||
South Asian | 22.6 | |
White | 21.4 | |
Black | 19.2 | |
Latin American | 8.9 | |
Southeast Asian | 7.7 | |
Asian | 6.5 | |
Arab | 6 | |
West Asian | 4.2 | |
Mixed | 1.8 | |
Native | 0.6 | |
Guyana | 0.6 | |
Missing | 0.6 | |
Not aboriginal (%) | 98.2 | |
Born in a developed country (%) | 74.4 | |
Speaking English/French (%) | 88.1 | |
Caregivers | Highest degree of education (%) | |
University degree | 54.8 | |
No university degree or diploma | 16.7 | |
Trade certificate or diploma | 13.1 | |
No post-secondary degree, diploma | 12.5 | |
Missing | 3 | |
Hours at work (%) | ||
Regular day, evening, or night time | 59.5 | |
Rotating shift | 15.5 | |
Not working | 19.6 | |
Missing | 5.4 | |
Annual income ≤ 40000 (%) | 64.3 | |
Source of income (%) | ||
Wages and salaries | 50 | |
Self-employment | 22 | |
Employment insurance | 3.6 | |
Canada pension plan | 1.2 | |
Child tax benefit | 5.4 | |
Welfare | 8.9 | |
Missing | 8.9 | |
Nutrition knowledge (%) | ||
No previous nutrition counselling | 90.5 | |
Aware of Ontario school nutrition policy | 61.3 | |
Provided food for school | 95.8 | |
Allowed children to buy food at school- knowing the choices there are nutritious | 60.1 | |