Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics
| Bereaved (n = 72) n (%) |
Control (n = 58) n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Sibling/Child Gender (% Female) | 42 (58.3) | 31 (53.4) |
| Sibling/Child Race | ||
| American Indian/Native Alaskan | 1 (1.4) | 0 |
| Asian | 5 (6.9) | 2 (3.4) |
| Black or African American | 4 (5.6) | 4 (6.9) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 2 (2.8) | 0 |
| White | 54 (75.0) | 50 (86.2) |
| Other | 6 (8.3) | 2 (3.4) |
| Sibling/Child Ethnicity | ||
| Non-White Hispanic or Latine | 2 (2.8) | 1 (1.7) |
| White Hispanic or Latine | 3 (4.2) | 2 (3.4) |
| Non-Hispanic or Non-Latine | 67 (93.0) | 55 (94.8) |
| Annual Family Income | ||
| $25,000 or below | 12 (16.7) | 8 (13.8) |
| $25,001 - $50,000 | 19 (26.4) | 13 (22.4) |
| $50,001 - $75,000 | 21 (29.2) | 11 (19.0) |
| $75,001 - $100,000 | 8 (11.1) | 12 (20.7) |
| $100,001 or above | 12 (16.7) | 14 (24.1) |
| Birth Ordera | ||
| Younger than deceased child | 34 (47.2) | - |
| Older than deceased child | 33 (45.8) | - |
Note. Mother data was used for child demographics to retain the largest sample, and father data was used when mother data was unavailable (n = 3).
a
Data were missing for five families.