Table 4 Sociodemographic characteristics of children and parents in the ADVOCATE study

From: Assessment, detection, and validation of clinical associations of thirdhand smoke exposure (ADVOCATE) study protocol

 

Overall

 

(N = 1004)

Characteristic

n (%)a

Child age, M (SD)

5.8 (3.4)

Child sex

 

Male

495 (49.3)

Female

509 (50.7)

Child ethnicity

 

Non-Hispanic

971 (97.0)

Hispanic

30 (3.0)

Child race

 

Non-Hispanic White

678 (67.5)

Non-Hispanic Black

258 (25.7)

Non-Hispanic other/multiracial/uknown

50 (6.8)

Caregiver age, M (SD)

35.2 (7.6)

Caregiver sex

 

Male

157 (15.6)

Female

847 (84.4)

Caregiver ethnicity

 

Non-Hispanic

957 (95.5)

Hispanic

45 (4.5)

Caregiver race (n = 1003)

 

Non-Hispanic White

715 (71.3)

Non-Hispanic Black

218 (21.7)

Non-Hispanic other/multiracial

70 (7.0)

Caregiver education level

 

≤High school graduate/equivalent

227 (22.6)

Some college

180 (17.9)

College graduate

296 (29.5)

Post-graduate

301 (30.0)

Household Income

 

<$30,000

268 (26.7)

$30,001–$90,000

325 (32.5)

>$90,000

409 (40.8)

  1. TSE tobacco smoke exposure, NEG no TSE group, TEG thirdhand smoke exposure group, MEG mixed secondhand and thirdhand smoke exposure group.
  2. aPercent refers to valid percent unless noted otherwise.