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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Epilepsy Behav. 2014 Aug 28;0:38–41. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.08.004

Table 1.

Participant Demographics and Medical Variables

Participant Characteristics Total Sample (n=97) Child Sample Only (n=39)
Child Age (years), Mean ± SD 7.14 ± 2.87 9.95 ± 1.40
Child Sex 60.8% male 51.3% male
Child Race (%)
 Caucasian 76 80
 African-American 14 8
 Bi/Multi-racial 10 12
Seizure Type (%)
 Localization-related 55 54
 Generalized 25 33
 Unclassified 20 13
Non-convulsive versus Convulsive Seizures (%)
 Non-convulsive 32 33
 Convulsive 68 67
Caregiver Age (years), Mean ± SD 35.63 ± 6.97 36.47± 4.69
Caregiver Race (%)
 Caucasian 82.5 84.6
 African-American 13.4 12.8
 Bi/Multi-racial 4.2 2.6
Questionnaires Completed By (%)
 Mother 79.4 71.8
 Father 15.5 25.6
 Parent jointly 2.1 0
 Other 3.1 2.6
Marital Status (%)
 Married 64.9 59.0
 Separated/Divorced/Widowed 14.4 23.1
 Single 20.6 17.9
Revised Duncan Score, Mean ± SD 42.81 ± 22.72 48.91± 20.87

Note: SD=standard deviation; Revised Duncan Score is an occupation based measure of socioeconomic status (SES).