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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 3.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Inj. 2013 Oct 2;27(0):10.3109/02699052.2013.831122. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2013.831122

Table 1.

Child injury and family social demographics.

Demographic Characteristics of Families Represented (n = 27 parents) from 23
Families
Variable n M (SD) Range

Parent Participants

 Mothers alone 18
 Fathers alone 1
 Both Parents 4

Marital Status of Families

Married 16
Single Parent 7

Child’s Age at first Interview (years) 23 16(2) 12-20

Time Since Child’s Injury at First
Interview (months)
16(11) 4 - 36

Child’s Mechanism of Injury

Motor Vehicle 12
Pedestrian 3
Sports/Recreational 6
Recreational Vehicle 2

Child’s Intensive Care Unit Days 23 21.5 (15) 3 - 60

Family Social Living Setting

 Suburban 9
 Rural 10
 Urban 4

Family Reported Income
(dollars/year)

 < $20 000 3
 $20 000 to <40 000 7
 $40 000 to <60 000 1
 $60 000 to <80 000 4
 $80 000 to <100 000 4
 ≥ $100 000 4