Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Couples (n = 176)
Married (n,%)	174 (98.9%)
Both biological parents (n,%)	159 (90.3%)
Length of dating (M [SD])	14.56 (4.83)
Length of marriage (M [SD])	11.93 (4.81)
Household income (M [SD])	$80–89,999 ($30,000)
10–29K (n,%)	7 (3.9%)
30–49K (n,%)	15 (8.5%)
50–69K (n,%)	35 (19.9%)
70–99K (n,%)	32 (18.2%)
100–139K (n,%)	25 (14.2%)
140–159K (n,%)	16 (9.1%)
160K+ (n,%)	29 (16.5%)
Parents (n = 352)
Mother age in yrs (M [SD])	38.69 (5.20)
Father age in yrs ((M [SD])	40.93 (5.80)
Education (n,%)
Less than high school degree	13 (3.5%)
High school degree/GED	33 (8.7%)
Some college	60 (15.9%)
College Degree	167 (44.2%)
Some graduate school	22 (5.8%)
Graduate/professional degree	77 (19.0%)
Race/ethnicity (n[%])
Caucasian, Non-Hispanic	336 (89.4%)
Hispanic	26 (6.9%)
African-American	4 (1.1%)
American Indian	1 (0.3%)
Asian or Pacific Islander	9 (2.4%)
Child with autism spectrum disorder (N = 176)
Age in yrs (M[SD])	7.97 (2.30)
Male (n[%])	156 (85.2%)
ID (n[%])	64 (34.8%)
Age of diagnosis in yrs (M[SD])	4.02 (1.86)
Co-occurring Behavior Problems (M[SD])	65.44 (10.00)
Severity of ASD Symptoms (M[SD])	104.81 (29.71)

Note. ASD = autism spectrum disorder.