Table 2. Demographics of the parents in the study cohort.
| Total Cohort N = 102 | Bacterial DCE N = 52 | Fungal DCE N = 50 | |
| Parent Characteristics | |||
| Median age in years (IQR) | 40.0 (36.6, 44.3) | 40.0 (36.5, 42.0) | 42.0 (36.0, 45.0) |
| Male (%) | 26/101 (25.5) | 12 (23.1) | 14/49 (28.6) |
| Married (%) | 89/101 (88.1) | 44 (86.3) | 44/49 (89.8) |
| Education (%) | |||
| Professional/graduate | 17 (16.7) | 11 (21.2) | 6 (12.2) |
| College/university | 67 (65.7) | 32 (61.5) | 35 (71.4) |
| High school | 15 (14.7) | 7 (13.5) | 8 (16.3) |
| Primary/middle school | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Other | 1 (1.0) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Not reported | 2 (2.0) | 1 (2.0) | 1 (2.0) |
| Full time employment (%) | 56/100 (56.0) | 27/51 (52.9) | 29/49 (59.2) |
| Other health plan (Besides OHIP) (%) | 81/99 (81.8) | 40/51 (78.4) | 41/48 (85.4) |
| Annual income ≥ $60,000 (%) | 50 (49.0) | 26 (50.0) | 24 (48.0) |
| Characteristics of their Children | |||
| History of FN (%) | 53/101 (52.5) | 28/51 (54.9) | 25 (50.0) |
| Cancer type (%) | |||
| Brain tumor | 8 (7.8) | 2 (3.8) | 6 (12.0) |
| Leukemia/other hematological malignancies | 47 (46.1) | 25 (48.1) | 22 (44.0) |
| Lymphoma | 15 (14.7) | 7(13.5) | 8 (16.0) |
| Solid tumor | 32 (31.4) | 18 (34.6) | 14 (28.0) |
| Relapsed cancer (%) | 11 (10.8) | 7 (13.5) | 4 (8.0) |
Abbreviations: IQR – interquartile range; FN – fever and neutropenia; OHIP – Ontario Health Insurance Plan; DCE – discrete choice experiment.