Table 1.

Socioeconomic and Demographic Characteristics of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Aged 2-17 Years in English Primary Language and Non-English Primary Language Households in United States

Characteristics (weighted percents)	EPL Households		NEPL Households		Chi-square p-value
	N=3840		N=138
	%	SE	%	SE
Child race/ethnicity					<0.01
Non-Hispanic White	64.2	1.47	2.9	1.18
Non-Hispanic Black	13.2	1.04	0.7	0.74
Hispanic	12.6	1.00	78.3	6.92
Non-Hispanic Multirace/other	10.0	1.13	18.1	6.90
Gender
Male	78.0	1.19	72.3	8.51	0.48
Female	22.0	1.19	27.7	8.51
Child’s age					<0.01
2-5 years	16.4	1.06	43.4	8.08
6-11 years	47.0	1.44	32.2	7.36
12-17 years	36.6	1.33	24.4	5.86
Household poverty status (ratio of family income to poverty threshold)
<100%	21.5	1.23	51.6	7.89	<0.01
100-199%	22.7	1.17	15.3	3.85
200-399%	30.0	1.36	20.1	5.41
400+%	25.8	1.16	12.9	6.87
Parental education					<0.01
Less than high school	8.9	1.03	34.6	8.32
High school graduate	16.9	1.08	24.2	5.89
More than high school	74.2	1.34	41.2	7.61
Household structure					0.45
2-parent	66.4	1.47	73.4	8.44
Mother only	24.3	1.40	13.9	4.23
Other	9.3	0.92	12.7	8.70
Insurance Type					<0.01
Private only	43.8	1.38	20.4	4.72
Public only	35.8	1.45	41.4	7.21
Both public and private	14.9	1.04	30.2	9.30
Uninsured	5.6	0.61	8.1	4.10
Severity of ASD					0.04
Mild	49.5	1.66	47.4	8.34
Moderate	37.2	1.58	24.3	6.45
Severe	13.3	1.21	28.3	9.82

Source: The 2009-2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. EPL = English as the primary language; NEPL = Non-English primary language