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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Fam Syst Health. 2014 Apr 7;32(3):280–290. doi: 10.1037/fsh0000027

Table 1. Ohio Child and Caregiver Characteristics (2010), Overall and by Child Disability Status.

Overall Typically Developing Child Child with Disability

Number of Children Surveyed 1,824 1,614 210
Weighted Number Representative of Ohio Child Population 2,467,198 2,164,600 302,598

Child Characteristics Category Categorical Weighted Percentage p-value
Age 0-5 30.4 32.4 16.0 <0.001
6-12 37.9 36.7 46.6
13-17 31.7 30.9 37.5

Gender Male 53.0 51.2 65.0 0.001
Female 47.0 48.8 35.0

Race/Ethnicity White (non-Hispanic) 75.8 76.2 72.9 0.255
Black (non-Hispanic) 16.1 15.9 17.9
Hispanic 5.4 5.0 7.8
Other 2.7 2.9 1.4

Health Insurance Job-Based 49.3 51.5 33.9 <0.001
Medicaid 39.7 36.7 61.3
Other 6.4 6.8 3.2
Uninsured 4.6 5.0 1.6

Parent-Reported Health Status Excellent 57.2 61.4 27.8 <0.001
Very Good 29.2 28.2 36.5
Good / Fair / Poor 13.5 10.4 35.7

Caregiver Characteristics Category Categorical Percentage p-value

Age 18-24 7.8 8.0 6.7 0.9365
25-34 26.7 26.8 26.3
35-44 36.3 36.3 36.0
45 and over 29.1 28.9 30.9

Marital Status Married 67.6 69.1 56.9 0.016
Single 14.0 13.5 17.9
Divorced/Separated/Widowed 18.4 17.4 25.2

Education Status Less than High School 8.9 8.1 14.8 0.033
High School or equivalent 30.2 30.1 31.1
Some College or higher degree 60.9 61.8 54.1

Poverty Level
(% FPL)
< 100% 32.3 30.3 46.4 0.001
101% - 200% 21.2 21.3 20.5
201% - 300% 27.4 17.1 6.4
> 300% 19.2 31.2 26.7

Abbreviation: FPL – Federal Poverty Level

Source: 2010 Ohio Family Health Survey