Table I.

Parent and Child Characteristics

			Mean (SD)
Age	Parent:		35 (4.7)
	Patient:		7 (7.6)
Gender	Parent:	Male	55 (39%)
		Female	84 (61%)
	Patient:	Male	80 (57%)
		Female	60 (43%)
Race	Parent:	White	79 (56%)
		Black	13 (9%)
		Hispanic	36 (26%)
		Asian	6 (4%)
		Other	6 (4%)
Parent ISP* †	1-2		34 (24%)
	3		48 (34%)
	4-5		57 (41%)
Child Diagnoses	ALL		125 (89%)
	AML		14 (10%)
	MDS		1 (0.7%)

ALL = Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, AML = Acute myeloid leukemia, MDS = Myelodysplastic syndrome

^†One missing data

^*Abbreviation: ISP, Hollingshead Index of Social Position. Socioeconomic status was measured by the ISP which assigns socioeconomic status (SES) using education and occupation. On this scale of 1-5, a lower ISP score represents a higher SES; N = 140