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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study participants (n = 57)

From: Careful conversations: an educational video to support parents in communicating about weight with their children

Characteristics

Number of Participants (%)

Age (years)

 18–44

15 (27)

  ≥ 45

42 (73)

Sex

 Female

55 (96)

 Male

2 (4)

Ethnicity

 White

43 (75)

 Other

13 (23)

 I prefer not to answer

1 (2)

Highest Level of Education

 Did not complete high school

2 (4)

 High school graduate or equivalent

2 (4)

 College degree

7 (12)

 Bachelor degree

20 (35)

 Postgraduate degree

26 (46)

Number of Children

 One

7 (12)

 Two

27 (47)

 Three or more

22 (39)

 I prefer not to answer

1 (2)

Marital Status

 Married or common-law

47 (82)

 Widowed

1 (2)

 Divorced/separated

9 (16)

Concerns about own weight

 Yes (overweight)

29 (51)

 Yes (underweight)

0

 No

26 (46)

 I prefer not to answer

2 (4)

Concerns about child’s weight (n = 56a)

 Yes (overweight)

10 (18)

 Yes (underweight)

8 (14)

 No

37 (66)

 I prefer not to answer

1 (2)

  1. aOne respondent was excluded due to selection of both Yes (overweight) and Yes (underweight)