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Characteristics of fourth grade students enrolled in the Squire's Quest nutrition education program by number of sessions completed. |
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| Characteristic |
Total n (%) a |
Completed 9 or 10 sessions n (%) |
Completed < 9 sessions n (%) |
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| Gender Males |
369 (47.2) |
319 (48) |
50 (43.1) |
| Females |
412 (52.8) |
346 (52) |
66 (56.9) |
| Ethnicity* White |
125 (16.5) |
116 (17.9) |
9 (8.4) |
| African American |
339 (44.8) |
279 (43.0) |
60 (56.1) |
| Hispanic |
234 (31.0) |
200 (30.8) |
34 (31.8) |
| Asian/Other |
58 (7.7) |
54 (8.3) |
4 (3.7) |
| Mother's Education** High school graduate or less |
303 (42.3) |
252 (40.9) |
51 (50.5) |
| Some college/business school/vocational school |
204 (28.5) |
169 (27.4) |
35 (34.7) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
210 (29.3) |
195 (31.7) |
15 (14.9) |
| School Free/Reduced Lunch*** Low socioeconomic status (>50% of students eligible for free or reduced price meals) |
546 (68.8) |
441 (65.7) |
105 (85.4) |
| Higher socioeconomic status (<50% of students eligible for free or reduced price meals) |
248 (31.2) |
230 (34.3) |
18 (14.6) |
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*Chi-square test, p ≤ .05 **Chi-square test, p ≤ .01 *** Chi-square test, p ≤ .001 aNumbers do not add up to the total sample size (n = 671) because some response data is missing due to self-reported questionnaires | |||
Cullen et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:28 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-28 |
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