TABLE 1.
Characteristics of participating parents and patients (N = 96)
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Parent age (years) | |
| ≤39 | 53 (55.2%) |
| >40 | 43 (44.8%) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 71 (74.0%) |
| Male | 25 (26.0%) |
| Race | |
| White | 80/94 (85.1%) |
| Black or African American | 3/94 (3.2%) |
| Asian American or Pacific Islander | 8/94 (8.5%) |
| Native American or other | 3/94 (3.2%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic | 86/95 (90.5%) |
| Hispanic | 9/95 (9.5%) |
| Language spoken at home | |
| English | 91 (94.8%) |
| Non-English | 5 (5.2%) |
| Household income | |
| Low income (≤$50,000) | 17/86 (19.8%) |
| High income (>$50,000) | 69/86 (80.2%) |
| Education | |
| Less than college graduate | 23 (14.6%) |
| College graduate | 45 (46.9%) |
| Graduate or professional school | 28 (29.2%) |
| Days from diagnosis to survey, median (range) | 139 (29,365) |
| Child sex | |
| Female | 53 (55.2%) |
| Male | 43 (44.8%) |
| Age at diagnosis | |
| 0–2 | 17 (17.7%) |
| 3–6 | 37 (38.5%) |
| 7–12 | 23 (24.0%) |
| 13–18 | 19 (19.8%) |
| Cancer diagnosis | |
| Hematologic malignancy | 53 (55.2%) |
| Extracranial solid tumor | 32 (33.3%) |
| Brain tumor | 11 (11.5%) |
| Treatment received a | |
| Chemotherapy | 95 (99.0%) |
| Radiation | 20 (20.8%) |
| Surgery | 37 (38.5%) |
| Hematopoietic stem cell transplant | 7 (7.3%) |
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Categories are not mutually exclusive.