Table V.

Perceived Impact from Siblings, ages 12 and older, who have Brother or Sister with DS.

Statements	N	M*	SD	% Agree†
In general, my friends are comfortable around my brother or sister with DS.	568	6.2	1.2	89
I often feel I am asked to do too much for my brother or sister with DS.	569	2.5	1.6	15
I am a better person because of my brother or sister with DS.	570	6.2	1.3	88
My parents spend too much time with my brother or sister with DS and not enough time with me.	567	2.3	1.6	12
I feel my social life is worse off by having a brother or sister with DS.	570	1.7	1.3	5
I feel comfortable asking my parents questions about my brother or sister with DS.	569	6.3	1.3	88
I plan to be involved with my brother or sister with DS when we are adults.	570	6.5	1.0	93

^*Siblings were asked to rate their level of agreement with the statements on a Likert scale of 1 to 7 with “1” indicating “strongly disagree,” “4” being “neutral,” and “7” indicating “strongly agree.”

^†Percentage of siblings who circled “5,” “6,” or “7” on Likert scale for that statement.