Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
| n | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Parental Characteristics | ||
| Sex | ||
| Female | 177 | 89.4% |
| Male | 21 | 10.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Caucasian | 180 | 92.8% |
| African American | 9 | 4.6% |
| Hispanic | 2 | 1.0% |
| Other | 3 | 1.5% |
| Highest Level of Education | ||
| High school graduate | 8 | 4.1% |
| Some college | 39 | 19.9% |
| College graduate | 87 | 44.4% |
| Graduate work | 62 | 31.6% |
| Characteristics of Son/Daughter with ID/DD | ||
| Disability* | ||
| Autism Spectrum Disorder | 84 | 42.4% |
| Intellectual/ Developmental Disability | 65 | 32.8% |
| Down Syndrome | 55 | 27.8% |
| Emotional Disturbance or Condition | 18 | 9.1% |
| Cerebral Palsy | 15 | 7.6% |
| Health Condition | 14 | 7.1% |
| Unspecified Developmental Disability | 11 | 5.6% |
| Sensory Impairment (Hearing, vision) | 10 | 5.1% |
| Fragile X Syndrome | 3 | 1.5% |
| Williams Syndrome | 3 | 1.5% |
| Prader-Willi Syndrome | 1 | 0.5% |
| Other Condition | 25 | 12.6% |
| Age Group | ||
| Pre-high school | 61 | 30.8% |
| In high school | 53 | 26.8% |
| Post-high school | 84 | 42.4% |
| Current Residence | ||
| With parent | 176 | 89.3% |
| Family home with another relative | 3 | 1.5% |
| Group home | 2 | 1.0% |
| Supervised apartment | 3 | 1.5% |
| Lives with spouse/significant other or friend |
3 | 1.5% |
| By self (in home or apartment) | 4 | 2.0% |
| Larger facility | 1 | 0.5% |
| Residential school | 2 | 1.0% |
| Other | 3 | 1.5% |
*
Note. Because respondents could check all disabilities that applied to their son or daughter, disability percentages add up to more than 100.