Table 1.
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.