. 2012 Aug 1;6:15. doi: 10.1186/1751-0759-6-15

Table 1.

Demographic data of the parents of thalassemic children

Demographic Data
1	Respondent relation to affected child		Frequency	Percent
		Mother	71	71
		Father	29	29
2	Respondent Age
		15 yr to 20 yr	2	2
		21 yr to 25 yr	7	7
		26 yr to 30 yr	34	34
		31 yr to 35 yr	17	17
		36 yr to 40 yr	26	26
		Above 40 yr	14	14
		Mean age	32 ± 8.07 yr
3	Father’s Educational status
		Illiterate	43	43
		Undermatric	34	34
		Matric	13	13
		Undergraduate	2	2
		Graduate	3	3
		Postgraduate	2	2
4	Mother’s Educational Status
		Illiterate	75	75
		Undermatric	14	14
		Matric	9	9
		Undergraduate	1	1
		Graduate	0	0
		Postgraduate	0	0
5	Family Income Status in PKRs
		Less than 5000	37	37
		5000 to 10000	40	40
		10000 to 20000	13	13
		More than 20000	10	10
6	Gender of Affected Children
		Male	66	66
		Female	34	34
7	Birth Order of Affected children
		1^st	38	38
		2^nd	25	25
		3^rd	9	9
		4^th	14	14
		5^th	10	10
		6^th	3	3
		7^th	0	0
		8^th	1	1