Table 1.

Sample characteristics

Variable	M (SD) N (%)
Child age	4.22 (1.08)
Child age at diagnosis	2.31 (.77)
Child sex (female)	137 (24%)
Child ethnicity (Hispanic)	111 (20%)
Child race
White	505 (88%)
Black	69 (12%)
Asian	27 (5%)
Native American	14 (2%)
Native Hawaiian	5 (1%)
Other	18 (3%)
Child verbal ability
Meaningful, fluent speech	78 (14%)
Meaningful, phrase speech	176 (31%)
Meaningful, single words	119 (21%)
Non-meaningful words and phrases	76 (13%)
Non-speaking	123 (22%)
Parent gender
Male	36 (6%)
Female	535 (94%)
Other	1 (< 1%)
Parent education
Less than 8th grade	2 (< 1%)
Some high school	14 (2%)
Finished high school or equivalent	61 (11%)
Some college, AA degree, technical school	221 (39%)
Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS)	161 (28%)
Post graduate degree	112 (20%)
Single parent households	83 (15%)