Table 1.

Participant Characteristics (n = 91)

Factor	M	SD
Child age (years)	7.3	2.8
Family Duncan scorea	53.5	20.6
	n	%
Child sex
Male	55	60.4
Child race
White	71	78.0
Black	12	13.2
Biracial	6	6.6
Other	2	2.2
Child epilepsy diagnosis
Localization-related/Focal	51	56.0
Idiopathic	39	42.9
Cryptogenic	6	6.6
Symptomatic	6	6.6
Generalized	23	25.3
Idiopathic	18	19.8
Cryptogenic	4	4.4
Symptomatic	1	1.1
Unclassified	17	18.7
Idiopathic	17	18.7
Child epilepsy syndrome diagnosis	18	19.8
Childhood/juvenile absence epilepsy	12	13.2
Benign rolandic epilepsy	6	6.6
Child initial antiepileptic drug therapy
Carbamazepine	51	56.0
Valproic acid	40	44.0
Parent relationship to child
Mother	74	81.3
Parent marital status
Married	57	62.6

^aAssociated with occupations such as property managers, physician’s assistants, mail carriers, sheriffs/law enforcement, and fire prevention