Table 1.
Descriptive sociodemographic and selected clinical characteristics of sample.
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years)(M/SD) | 14.2 (1.7) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 108 (72.5) |
| Male | 41 (27.5) |
| Child racial background | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 117 (78.5) |
| African American | 7 (4.7) |
| Hispanic | 6 (4) |
| Othera | 17 (11.4) |
| Not reported | 2 (1.3) |
| Annual household income | |
| < $ 29,999 | 24 (16.5) |
| $ 30,000-$69,999 | 41 (28.3) |
| > $ 70,000 | 80 (55.2) |
| Caregiver educational level | |
| High school or less | 18 (12.2) |
| Vocational school/some college | 41 (27.7) |
| College/graduate/professional degree | 89 (60.1) |
| Family structure | |
| Two parent family | 112 (76.2) |
| Single parent family | 35 (23.8) |
| Location of primary residenceb | |
| Urban, metropolitan | 129 (87.2) |
| Rural, non-metropolitan | 19 (12.8) |
| Geographic region of United Statesc | |
| West | 61 (44.5) |
| Midwest | 46 (31.1) |
| Northeast | 35 (23.7) |
| South | 6 (4) |
| Distance between primary residence and pain center (miles)(M/SD) | 87.8 (172.9) |
| Average pain intensity over 7 days (M/SD) | 5.97 (1.9) |
| Primary pain location | |
| Musculoskeletal | 63 (42.3) |
| Multiple locations | 53 (35.6) |
| Abdominal | 21 (14.1) |
| Headache | 12 (8.1) |
a
“Other” racial category includes American Indian, Alaskan native, bi-racial or multiracial among others.
b
Degree of urbanization based on Rural-Urban Continuum Codes from the Department of Agriculture.
c
Regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau.