Table 1. Parent (N = 224) and child characteristics.
| T1 a | % | n |
| Age of parent, years | ||
| <30 | 9 | (21) |
| 30–39 | 53 | (118) |
| ≥40 | 38 | (85) |
| Education | ||
| ≤Nine year elementary | 12 | (27) |
| Upper secondary | 54 | (120) |
| University | 34 | (77) |
| Parent of daughter/son | 47/53 | (106/118) |
| Age of child, year | ||
| 0–3 | 23 | (52) |
| 4–7 | 31 | (69) |
| 8–12 | 26 | (59) |
| 13–18 | 20 | (44) |
| Sibling/s, yes | 92 | (207) |
| Diagnosis | ||
| Leukaemia | 40 | (89) |
| Lymphoma | 18 | (41) |
| CNS tumour | 12 | (27) |
| Other solid tumour | 30 | (67) |
| T1 to T6 b | ||
| Transplant | 16 | (36) |
a
T1: one week after the child's diagnosis.
b
T6: one year after end of treatment or death/1.5 year after transplant.