Table 3.
Parent and physician demographic characteristics
| Parent Characteristics | N=67 (%) |
|---|---|
| Relationship to patient | |
| Mother | 38 (57) |
| Father | 29 (43) |
| Age in years (mean, SD) | 37 (10.7) |
| Race | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 16 (24) |
| African-American or Black | 43 (64) |
| Asian | 4 (6) |
| Hispanic | 3 (4) |
| Other | 1 (2) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 36 (54) |
| Unmarried | 28 (42) |
| Unknown | 3 (4) |
| Household Income | |
| <30,000 | 12 (18) |
| 30,000–50,000 | 11 (16) |
| >50,0000 | 25 (37) |
| Would rather not say | 16 (24) |
| Unknown | 3 (5) |
| Religiona | |
| Christian/Catholic/Baptist | 29 (44) |
| Jewish | 2 (3) |
| Muslim | 2 (3) |
| None indicated | 25 (37) |
| Other | 9 (13) |
| Education | |
| Some or no high school | 8 (12) |
| Some college | 27 (40) |
| College graduate | 16 (24) |
| Master’s degree or higher | 13 (19) |
| Unknown | 3 (5) |
| Physician Characteristics | N=11 (%) |
| Sex male | 30 (77) |
| Years of experience <5 | 16 (41) |
| Number of conferences/physician | |
| 1 | 4 (36) |
| 2 | 2 (18) |
| 3 | 3 (27) |
| >3 | 2 (18) |
| Prior communication skills training | 0 (0%) |
a
Source of information is medical record, not from parent interviews