. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 14.

Published in final edited form as: Health Psychol Rep. 2015 Jul 31;3(3):191–200. doi: 10.5114/hpr.2015.53125

Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Caregivers
Age (years)	Mean=34 (SD=5.43), range: 23 – 49
% Female	60%
Marital status	92% married
	2% single
	5% divorced
	1% separated
Education	31% graduated high school or lower
	51% bachelor degree
	18% master or higher
Occupational status	70% full time
	16% part-time
	14% unemployed
Relationship to child	97% parents

Children (with ASD)
Age (years)	Mean=5.29 (SD=2.79), range: 2 – 17
% Female	12%

Professionals
Age (years)	Mean=30.82 (SD=9.21), range: 22 – 65
% Female	86%
Years working in ASD field	Mean=6.06 (SD=7.5)
Education	15% community college degree
	57% bachelor’s degree
	18% master’s degree

Agency directors
Age	Mean=31 (SD=7.42), range: 23 – 49
% Female	90%
Years’ experience as director	Mean=2.40 (SD=0.966), range: 1 – 6
Education	10% community college’s degree
Education	80% bachelor’s degree