Table 1.
Parent and child characteristics.
| Disability | No Disability | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=85 | N=296 | |||
| Characteristic | Response | n(%) | n(%) | |
| Respondent | ||||
| Mother | 81(95.3) | 284(4.1) | ||
| Employed* | ||||
| Yes | 45(52.9)) | 150(50.8) | ||
| No | 40(47.1) | 145(49.2) | ||
| Annual Income | ||||
| ≤ 30,000 | 14(16.5) | 29(9.8) | ||
| 30,001-50,000 | 13(15.3) | 52(17.6) | ||
| 50,001-70,000 | 18(21.2) | 46(15.5) | ||
| 70,001-100,000 | 19(22.4) | 75(25.3) | ||
| <100,000 | 21(24.7) | 94(31.8) | ||
| Marital Status* | ||||
| Married | 73(85.9) | 270(91.2) | ||
| Single, Never Married | 5(5.9) | 11(3.7) | ||
| Domestic Partner | 3(3.5) | 11(3.7) | ||
| Separated | 2(2.4) | 3(1.0) | ||
| Divorced | 2(2.4) | 1(0.3) | ||
| Respondent Education | ||||
| Some high school, no diploma | 0(0.0) | 2(0.7) | ||
| High school graduate | 7(8.2) | 5(1.7) | ||
| Some college/university/technical training | 14(16.5) | 53(17.9) | ||
| Associates degree | 13(15.3) | 12(4.1) | ||
| College/university graduate | 26(30.6) | 112(37.8) | ||
| Some graduate coursework | 4(4.7) | 20(6.8) | ||
| Graduate degree | 21(24.7) | 92(31.1) | ||
| Geographic Region‡ | ||||
| Canada | 8(9.4) | 26(8.8) | ||
| Ontario | 7(8.2) | 21(7.1) | ||
| New Brunswick | 0(0.0) | 3(1.0) | ||
| Nova Scotia | 0(0.0) | 1(0.3) | ||
| Alberta | 0(0.0) | 1(0.3) | ||
| British Columbia | 1(1.2) | 0(0.0) | ||
| United States | 77(90.6) | 270(91.2) | ||
| West | 57(67.1) | 167(56.4) | ||
| Midwest | 5(5.9) | 54(18.2) | ||
| South | 10(11.8) | 40(13.5) | ||
| Northeast | 5(5.9) | 9(3.0) | ||
| Child Race* | ||||
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0(0.0) | 1(0.3) | ||
| Asian | 2(2.4) | 5(1.7) | ||
| Black or African American | 0(0.0) | 3(1.0) | ||
| White | 72(84.7)) | 238(81.0) | ||
| Multiracial | 7(8.2) | 39(13.3) | ||
| Other | 4(4.7) | 8(2.7) | ||
| Child Gender | ||||
| Male | 59(69.4) | 156(52.7) | ||
| Female | 26(30.6) | 140(47.3) | ||
| Childcare† | ||||
| Parent | 67(78.8) | 245(82.8) | ||
| Daycare/Preschool/Kindergarten | 31(36.5) | 91(30.7) | ||
| In-Home Provider | 7(8.2) | 14(4.7) | ||
| Family Daycare/Cooperative | 5(5.9) | 24(8.1) | ||
| Other | 7(8.2) | 9(3.0) | ||
| Service Enrollment† | ||||
| No | 0(0.0) | 296(100.0) | ||
| Yes | 85(100.0) | 0(0.0) | ||
| Speech and Language | 62(72.9) | N/A | ||
| Occupational Therapy | 53(62.4) | N/A | ||
| Physical Therapy | 25(29.4) | N/A | ||
| Private/Public Special Education Preschool | 18(21.2) | N/A | ||
| Other | 29(34.1) | N/A | ||
| Functional Issues† | ||||
| Mobility | 42(49.4) | 13(4.4) | ||
| Processing information | 50(58.8) | 18(6.1) | ||
| Seeing | 22(25.8) | 3(1.0) | ||
| Hearing | 16(18.8) | 4(1.4) | ||
| Communicating with others | 67(78.8) | 30(10.1) | ||
| Self-feeding | 34(40.0) | 17(5.7) | ||
| Bladder and bowel control | 36(42.4) | 38(12.8) | ||
| Paying attention | 52(61.2) | 53(17.9) | ||
| Safety awareness | 48(56.5) | 46(15.5) | ||
| Controlling behavior | 51(60.0) | 67(22.6) | ||
| Managing emotions | 48(56.5) | 85(28.7) | ||
| Reacting to sensations | 47(55.3) | 21(7.1) |
*
Variables in which there is one missing value. Estimates are based on complete cases.
†
Respondents could select more than one response option.
‡
Sample distribution by geographic region according to census regions and divisions as reported by 2010 U.S. Census.