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Table 1 Parental Demographics1

From: Infant feeding practices and parental perceptions during the 2022 United States infant formula shortage crisis

 

Mean

±

SD

Range

Age, Parent (yrs)

30.0

±

3.6

22–41

Parental Sex, % (n)

  

Female

65.7% (65)

 

Male

34.3% (34)

 

Ethnicity, % (n)

    

Hispanic

5.1% (5)

 

Non-Hispanic

93.9% (93)

 

Decline

1.0% (1)

 

Race, % (n)

  

Asian

4.0% (4)

 

Black/African American

19.2% (19)

 

White

75.8% (75)

 

Unsure

1.0% (1)

 

Education, % (n)

  

High school

4.0% (4)

 

High school graduate

11.1% (11)

 

Some college

34.3% (34)

 

Associate’s degree

11.1% (11)

 

Bachelor’s degree

34.3% (34)

 

Master’s degree

3.0% (3)

 

Professional or doctorate

2.0% (2)

 

Marital Status, % (n)

  

Married/unmarried couple

93.9% (93)

 

Divorced/separated

3.0% (3)

 

Never married

3.0% (3)

 

Household Size (people), % (n)

  

2

1.0% (1)

 

3

44.4% (44)

 

4

27.3% (27)

 

5

26.3% (26)

 

6

1.0% (1)

 

Household Income, % (n)

  

Less than $25,000

1.0% (1)

 

$25,000 to $34,999

1.0% (1)

 

$35,000 to $49,999

5.1% (5)

 

$50,000 to $74,999

63.6% (63)

 

$75,000 to $99,999

13.1% (13)

 

Greater than $100,000

16.2% (16)

 

Receiving WIC Benefits, % (n)

  

Yes

74.7% (74)

 

No

25.3% (25)

 

Parity2, % (n)

  

Primiparous

84.6% (55)

 

Multiparous

15.4% (10)

 
  1. 1n = 99
  2. 2n = 65, females only