Table 2

Characteristics of fourth grade students enrolled in the Squire's Quest nutrition education program by number of sessions completed.

Characteristic
Total n (%) a
Completed 9 or 10 sessions n (%)
Completed < 9 sessions n (%)

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)

*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