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. 2011 Nov 10;37(5):533–542. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr090

Table I.

Demographic and Disease-Related Descriptive Data

N 96
Patient age (years) 8.31 ± 4.33; range = 2.05–18.37
Patient gender (% male) 77.1
Ethnicity (%)
    Caucasian 84.4
    African American 2.1
    Hispanic 2.1
    Asian 2.1
    Biracial 8.3
    Other 1.0
Primary caregiver relation to patient (%)
    Biological Mothers 95.8
    Biological Father 4.2
    Primary caregiver age 39.70 ± 5.82; range = 27.36–55.23
    Primary caregiver marital status (percent married) 89.6
    Primary caregiver education level (percent with at least some college education) 71.9
Primary caregiver employment status (%)
    Employed part time 27.1
    Employed full time 32.3
Secondary caregiver relation to patient (%)
    Biological father 82.3
    Biological mother 4.2
    Stepfather 3.1
    Grandmother 2.1
    Secondary caregiver age 42.11 ± 6.84; range = 28.31–69.25
    Secondary caregiver marital status (percent married) 95.5
    Secondary caregiver education level (percent with at least some college education) 66.7
Secondary caregiver employment status (%)
    Employed part time 1.1
    Employed full time 93.2
EGID Diagnosis (%)
    Eosinophilic esophagitis 85.4
    Eosinophilic gastroenteritis 14.6
Annual family income (%)
    $0–$25,000 2.1
    $25,001–$50,000 9.4
    $50,001–$75,000 12.5
    $75,001–$100,000 19.8
    $100,001–$125,000 18.8 (median)
    $125,001–$150,000 11.5
    $150,001–$175,000 4.2
    $175,001–$200,000 2.1
    Over $200,000 16.7