Table I.
Demographic Differences Between Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors and Comparison Classmates
| Variable | Brain tumor | Comparison | ta | p | db |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | M ± SD | ||||
| Child age | 12.28 ± 2.39 | 12.25 ± 2.30 | 0.07 | .946 | .01 |
| Family income (in dollars) | 59,500 ± 41,700 | 73,200 ± 47,800 | −1.82 | .069 | −.31 |
| SES | 52.21 ± 22.21 | 59.43 ± 20.75 | −1.99* | .048 | −.34 |
| Variable | Brain tumor | Comparison | χ2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Child’s race | |||||
| White | 64 (85%) | 58 (87%) | 1.72 | .424 | |
| Black | 7 (10%) | 8 (12%) | |||
| Other | 4 (5%) | 1 (1%) | |||
| Child’s ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic | 2 (3%) | 1 (1%) | 0.24 | .627 | |
| Non-Hispanic | 73 (97%) | 64 (99%) | |||
| Number of parents in household | |||||
| One-parent home | 24 (32%) | 13 (19%) | 2.92 | .088 | |
| Two-parent home | 51 (68%) | 54 (81%) | |||
| Child gender | |||||
| Male | 43 (57%) | 37 (55%) | 0.12 | .730 | |
| Female | 32 (43%) | 30 (45%) | |||
Note. Demographic characteristics reported by parents. Child age = child age at second home data collection; Family income = mother report of family income; SES = occupational prestige based on Revised Duncan (TSEI) (Nakao & Treas, 1992).
adf = 140. bEffect sizes for t tests represented with Cohen’s d.
*p < .05.