Table 1. Caregiver demographics based on ABA status.
* = Statistically significant difference between subgroups defined as p < 0.050.
ABA: applied behavior analysis; VA: Veterans Affairs; GED: General Educational Diploma; PhD: Doctor of Philosophy; EdD: Doctor of Education; DVM: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; MD: Doctor of Medicine; JD: Juris Doctor; DDS: Doctor of Dental Surgery; CHIP: Children's Health Insurance Program.
| Variable | Have received ABA therapy, N (%) | Have never received ABA therapy, N (%) | p-value |
| Age of parent | 0.445 | ||
| 18-29 years old | 17 (6.3%) | 12 (7.7%) | |
| 30-44 years old | 199 (74.3%) | 111 (71.2%) | |
| 45-59 years old | 49 (18.3%) | 28 (17.9%) | |
| 60+ years old | 3 (1.1%) | 5 (3.2%) | |
| Marital status | 0.280 | ||
| Married or living with a partner | 202 (75.7%) | 106 (67.9%) | |
| Divorced/separated | 27 (10.1%) | 19 (12.2%) | |
| Widowed | 3 (1.1%) | 1 (0.6%) | |
| Single never married | 35 (13.1%) | 30 (19.2%) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.489 | ||
| Caucasian | 147 (55.1%) | 87 (56.5%) | |
| African American | 33 (12.4%) | 22 (14.3%) | |
| Latino or Hispanic | 47 (17.6%) | 26 (16.9%) | |
| Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 14 (5.2%) | 6 (3.9%) | |
| Multiracial | 20 (7.5%) | 6 (3.9%) | |
| Other/unknown | 2.2% (6) | 4.5% (7) | |
| State of residence | <0.001* | ||
| Florida | 174 (61.7%) | 85 (57.0%) | |
| Delaware | 33 (11.7%) | 40 (26.8%) | |
| New Jersey | 15 (5.3%) | 5 (3.4%) | |
| Pennsylvania | 60 (21.3%) | 18 (12.8%) | |
| Length of time since diagnosis | 0.067 | ||
| 7-12 months ago | 22 (7.7%) | 16 (10.1%) | |
| 1-2 years ago | 53 (18.6%) | 43 (27.0%) | |
| 3-5 years ago | 119 (41.8%) | 64 (40.3%) | |
| Greater than 5 years ago | 91 (31.9%) | 36 (22.6%) | |
| Income | 0.001* | ||
| Less than $5,000 | 8 (3.2%) | 7 (4.9%) | |
| $5,000-$24,999 | 24 (9.7%) | 24 (16.9%) | |
| $25,000-$49,999 | 48 (19.4%) | 38 (26.8%) | |
| $50,000-$74,999 | 35 (14.2%) | 23 (16.2%) | |
| $75,000-$99,999 | 3 (17.4%) | 14 (9.9%) | |
| $100,000-$149,999 | 44 (17.8%) | 17 (12.0%) | |
| ≥$150,000 | 45 (18.2%) | 19 (13.4%) | |
| Education | 0.003* | ||
| Didn't finish high school | 1 (0.4%) | 6 (3.9%) | |
| Didn't finish high school, but completed a technical/vocational program | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.6%) | |
| Completed high school and a technical/vocational program | 16 (6.0%) | 14 (9.1%) | |
| High school diploma or equivalency (GED) | 22 (8.2%) | 21 (13.6%) | |
| Less than 2 years of college | 37 (13.9%) | 17 (11.0%) | |
| Associate degree (junior college) or equivalent | 38 (14.2%) | 33 (21.4%) | |
| Bachelor's degree | 83 (31.1%) | 35 (22.7%) | |
| Master's degree or other post-graduate training | 56 (21.0%) | 19 (12.3%) | |
| Doctorate or other professional degree (PhD, EdD, DVM, MD, JD, DDS, etc.) | 14 (5.2%) | 8 (5.2%) | |
| Employment status | 0.021* | ||
| Homemaking or raising children full-time | 94 (35.3%) | 44 (28.6%) | |
| Retired | 2 (0.8%) | 2 (1.3%) | |
| Disabled | 6 (2.3%) | 13 (8.4%) | |
| Unemployed or laid off | 20 (5.3%) | 6 (3.9%) | |
| Working part-time | 25 (9.4%) | 20 (13.0%) | |
| Working full-time | 125 (47.0%) | 69 (44.8%) | |
| Health insurance | 0.654 | ||
| Current or former employer or union | 105 (37.0%) | 55 (34.8%) | |
| Insurance purchased directly from an Insurance company | 11 (3.9%) | 4 (2.5%) | |
| TRICARE, VA, or other military health care | 11 (3.9%) | 4 (2.5%) | |
| Medicaid, Medical Assistance, CHIP, or any kind of government-assistance plan | 120 (42.3%) | 78 (49.4%) | |
| No health insurance or other | 3 (1.1%) | 3 (1.9%) | |
| Primary health insurance plus supplemental government assistance plan | 34 (12.0%) | 14 (8.9%) |