Table 3.

Demographics

Variable	n (%) or M (SD)
Child age	13.61 (3.20)
Parent age	43.64 (7.70)
Child sex (female)	52 (58)
Parent sex (female)	79 (88)
Child race
White	70 (78)
African-American/Black	16 (18)
Asian	2 (2)
Amer. Indian/Alaskan Native	0
Other	2 (2)
Parent education
Some high school	1 (1)
Completed high school	12 (13)
Some college or technical school	32 (36)
College graduate	30 (33)
Some post-graduate education	5 (6)
Masters, PhD, MD, law degree	10 (11)
Family structure
Two parents	77 (86)
Single parent	13 (14)
Illness duration (years)	5.62 (3.95)