Table 1.
Survey participants and their households
| N, % | Overall (n=226) |
Invasive ventilation (n=152) |
Noninvasive ventilation (n=74) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Household income, yearly, median (IQR) | $90,000 (70,000 – 150,000) | $95,000 (80,000–150,000) | $90,000 (50,000–130,000) |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed full-time | 174 (77) | 130 (86) | 44 (59) |
| Employed, part-time | 9 (4) | 2 (1) | 7 (9) |
| Self-employed | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) |
| Not employed | 28 (12) | 10 (7) | 18 (24) |
| Unreported | 12 (5) | 8 (5) | 4 (5) |
| Number of adults in household (including participant), median (IQR) | 3 (1–5) | 3 (1–5) | 2 (1–4) |
| Number of children in household (not including child using HMV), median (IQR) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) |
| State of residencea | |||
| New York | 51 (23) | 38 (25) | 13 (18) |
| California | 32 (14) | 23 (15) | 9 (12) |
| Illinois | 23 (10) | 19 (13) | 4 (5) |
| Florida | 13 (6) | 8 (5) | 5 (7) |
| Colorado | 12 (5) | 7 (5) | 5 (7) |
| Texas | 8 (4) | 4 (3) | 4 (5) |
| New Jersey | 7 (3) | 4 (3) | 3 (4) |
| Ohio | 7 (3) | 5 (3) | 2 (3) |
| Arizona | 5 (2) | 3 (2) | 2 (3) |
| Idaho | 5 (2) | 4 (3) | 1 (1) |
| Pennsylvania | 5 (2) | 2 (1) | 3 (4) |
| Virginia | 5 (2) | 2 (1) | 3 (4) |
| Unreported | 11 (5) | 9 (6) | 2 (3) |
HMV, home mechanical ventilation; IQR, interquartile range
a
States with 4 or less participants: Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming