Table 1.

Demographics of children, parents and families

Children (N = 160)
Female	51.9 %
Age in years (SD)	15.09 (2.34)
Living at home	100 %
Ill parents (N = 102)
Female	67.6 %
Mean age in years (SD)	47.11 (5.50)
Illness duration in years (SD)	12.67 (11.05)
Mean number of all children per family (SD)	2.00 (1.02)
Currently employed	36.3 %
Healthy spouses (N = 83)
Female	32.4 %
Mean age in years (SD)	47.46 (5.66)
Currently employed	84.3 %
Families (N = 100)
Both parents diagnosed with CMC	2 %
Estimated net family income per month in Euros (SD)	2,685 (949)
Marital status/Living situation
Married or living together	85 %
Mean duration of marital relationship in years (SD)	21.14 (4.68)