Research Article
Ethnic Differences in Family Childcare Providers’ Nutrition- and Activity-Related Attitudes and Barriers
Table 1
Family childcare providers’ demographics by ethnicity.
| | Variable | Category | All, % (n) | Latinxa, % (n) | Non-Latinxa, % (n) | value |
| | Total sample | | | 72 | 28 | | | Gendera (n = 168) | Female | 100 (168) | (121) | (47) | NA | | Mean ageb (n = 126) | | 48.8 | 49.6 | 47.2 | 0.185 | | Provider’s racea (n = 168) | | | | | <0.001 | | | American Indian/Alaska native | 4.8 (8) | 6.6 (8) | 0 (0) | | | | Black/African American | 13.7 (23) | 14.0 (17) | 12.8 (6) | | | | Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 2.4 (4) | 2.5 (3) | 2.1 (1) | | | | White/Caucasian | 36.9 (62) | 21.5 (26) | 76.6 (36) | | | | Others | 28.0 (47) | 37.2 (45) | 4.3 (2) | | | | Unknown/more than one | 14.3 (24) | 18.2 (22) | 4.3 (2) | | | Which of the following best describes your level of education?b (n = 126) | | | | | 0.021 | | | No high school diploma or general educational development | 11.1 (14) | 15.3 (13) | 2.4 (1) | | | | High school grad or general educational development | 32.5 (41) | 36.5 (31) | 24.4 (10) | | | | Associate’s degree | 38.1 (48) | 35.3 (30) | 43.9 (18) | | | | Bachelor’s degree | 15.1 (19) | 9.4 (8) | 26.8 (11) | | | | Master’s degree or higher | 3.2 (4) | 3.5 (3) | 2.4 (1) | | | What is your total yearly household income from all sources?b (n = 122) | | | | | <0.001 | | | Less than $25,000 | 13.9 (17) | 19.3 (16) | 2.6 (1) | | | | $25,001–$50,000 | 50.0 (61) | 60.2 (50) | 28.2 (11) | | | | $50,001–$75,000 | 20.5 (25) | 16.9 (14) | 28.2 (11) | | | | $75,001–$100,000 | 9.8 (12) | 3.6 (3) | 23.1 (9) | | | | $100,001 or more | 5.7 (7) | 0 (0) | 17.9 (7) | | | What country were you born in?b (n = 126) | | | | | <0.001 | | | USA | 28.6 (36) | 7.1 (6) | 73.2 (30) | | | | Others | 71.4 (90) | 92.9 (79) | 26.8 (11) | | | What is your marital status?b (n = 126) | | | | | 0.363 | | | Single, never married | 11.1 (14) | 12.9 (11) | 7.3 (3) | | | | Married or living with a partner | 72.2 (91) | 68.2 (58) | 80.5 (33) | | | | Divorced | 8.7 (11) | 8.2 (7) | 9.8 (4) | | | | Separated | 4.8 (6) | 7.1 (6) | 0 (0) | | | | Widowed | 3.2 (4) | 3.5 (3) | 2.4 (1) | | | How many of those enrolled children are your own children or grandchildren?b (n = 126) | | | | | 0.651 | | | 0 | 64.3 (81) | 65.9 (56) | 61 (25) | | | | 1 | 19.0 (24) | 18.8 (16) | 19.5 (8) | | | | 2 | 12.7 (16) | 11.8 (10) | 14.6 (6) | | | | 3 | 3.2 (4) | 3.5 (3) | 2.4 (1) | | | | 4 | 0.8 (1) | 0 (0) | 2.4 (1) | | | Does your childcare home accept the child and adult care food program (CACFP) subsidies?b (n = 126) | | | | | 0.812 | | | Yes | 81.7 (103) | 81.2 (69) | 82.9 (34) | | | | No | 18.3 (23) | 18.8 (16) | 17.1 (7) | | | Mean years lived in the USAb | | 23.4 | 22.6 | 29.6 | 0.021 | | Mean number of children in family childcare homesb (range: 1–16; median: 7) | | 7.5 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 0.004 | | Mean years working in early childcare professionb | | 12.7 | 11.1 | 16.2 | <0.001 |
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aPhone survey. bIn-person survey.
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