Table 1.
Characteristics of participant sample (n = 294)
| Demographic variable | Percentage of sample |
| Sex | |
| Male | 55% |
| Female | 45% |
| Race | |
| Caucasian | 65% |
| Spanish Origin | 21% |
| African American | 6% |
| Asian | 2% |
| American Indian | 1% |
| Other | 5% |
| Caregiver education | |
| Some elementary | 6% |
| Some elementary or junior high | 3% |
| Some high school | 5% |
| High school graduate | 23% |
| Some college | 24% |
| Associate/technical degree | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree | 15% |
| Graduate degree | 6% |
| Mean age at interview, years (SD) | 13.71 (3.46) |
| Mean age at time of injury, years (SD) | 8.35 (5.81) |
| Mean time since injury, years (SD) | 5.39 (4.49) |
| Level of injury | |
| Paraplegia | 67% |
| Tetraplegia | 33% |
| Level of mobility | |
| Walk independently | 6% |
| Walk with assistance | 8% |
| Use a wheelchair | 71% |