Table 1.

Child and Family Socio-demographic Characteristics

Characteristics	Healthy Child (n = 4)		Child with Cancer (n = 8)
	M	SD	M	SD
Age (yr)	7.75	2.87	9.75	2.25
Family Household Size	3.75	0.96	4.88	1.89
	No.	%	No.	%
Child Sex
Male	3	75	5	63
Female	1	25	3	38
Language Spoken at Home
English	4	100	4	50
Spanish	0	0	4	50
Bilingual Household	2	50	0	0
Parental Marital Status
Married	3	75	6	75
Divorced or separated	0	0	2	25
Widowed	1	25	0	0
Parental Ethnicity
Asian	0	0	1	12.5
Caucasian	2	50	1	12.5
Hispanic	2	50	5	62.5
Middle Eastern	0	0	1	12.5
Parental Education
Elementary school (some or completed)	0	0	1	12.5
Some secondary/high school	0	0	1	12.5
Completed secondary/high school	0	0	3	37.5
Some post-secondary (university or college)	1	25	1	12.5
Received university or college degree/diploma	1	25	2	25
Postgraduate	2	50	0	0
Health Insurance for Child
Medicaid	0	0	8	100
Private	4	100	0	0
Cancer Diagnosis
Leukaemia	-	-	5	62.5
Central nervous system	-	-	2	25
Hepatic tumour	-	-	1	12.5
Time of Diagnosis
Less than 3 months	-	-	2	25
3–6 months	-	-	1	12.5
6–12 months	-	-	0	0
12–24 months	-	-	2	25
24–36 months	-	-	0	0
More than 36 months	-	-	3	37.5
Treatment Status
On treatment	-	-	5	62.5
Completed all cancer treatment	-	-	2	25
Relapsed	-	-	1	12.5
Child’s Health Status
Excellent	-	-	1	14
Very Good	-	-	3	43
Good	-	-	2	29
Fair	-	-	1	14
Poor	-	-	0	0