Sociodemographic characteristics of US children aged 7–18 years, NHANES 2011–2016
| n (Weighted %)* | |
| Age (years) | |
| 7–11 | 2628 (38.3) |
| 12–18 | 3176 (61.7) |
| Sex | |
| Boys | 2943 (50.5) |
| Girls | 2861 (49.5) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 1529 (54.8) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 1467 (13.6) |
| Hispanic† | 1908 (22.8) |
| Other | 900 (8.8) |
| Parental education‡ | |
| Less than high school | 1453 (20.5) |
| High school or GED | 1243 (20.9) |
| Some college | 1669 (30.5) |
| College graduate | 1284 (28.1) |
| Family income to poverty ratio§ | |
| <1.3 | 2791 (35.9) |
| 1.3–3 | 1613 (29.6) |
| ≥3 | 1400 (34.5) |
*Percentages were adjusted for NHANES survey weights.
†Hispanic includes respondents self-identified as ‘American Mexican’ or as ‘Hispanic’ ethnicity. ‘Other’ includes race/ethnicity other than non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black and Hispanic, including multiracial.
‡Parental education level represents the educational level of the household reference person.
§Ratio of family income to poverty level represents the ratio of family income to the federal poverty threshold. A higher ratio indicates a higher level of income.
GED, General Educational Development; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.