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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Genet Couns. 2017 Dec 4;27(4):844–853. doi: 10.1007/s10897-017-0182-8

Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of parents

Characteristic N (%)

Age

 Below 18 years 1 (0.4%)
 18-24 years 12 (4.6%)
 25-34 years 113 (43.6%)
 35-44 years 110 (42.5%)
 45-54 years 20 (7.7%)
 55-64 years 3 (1.2%)

Gender

 Male 9 (3.5%)
 Female 251 (96.5%)

Race

 White 246 (93.5%)
 Black/African American 3 (1.1%)
 American Indian or Alaska Native 3 (1.1%)
 Asian 4 (1.5%)
 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1 (0.4%)
 Two or more races 4 (1.5%)
 Other 2 (0.8%)

Ethnicity

 Hispanic/Latino 12 (4.9%)
 Not Hispanic/Latino 235 (95.1%)

Education

 Less than High School 1 (0.4%)
 High School Diploma/GED 18 (7.0%)
 Some College 55 (21.4%)
 Associate’s Degree 23 (8.9%)
 Bachelor’s Degree 83 (32.3%)
 Master’s or Graduate Degree 57 (22.2%)
 Law Degree 4 (1.6%)
 Doctoral Degree 9 (3.5%)
 Other 7 (2.7%)

Employment Status

 Unemployed 7 (2.8%)
 Homemaker 72 (28.2%)
 Part-time 41 (16.1%)
 Full-time 125 (49.0%)
 Other 10 (3.9%)

Marital Status

 Single (never married) 13 (5.0%)
 Living with partner 23 (8.9%)
 Married 203 (78.7%)
 Separated 4 (1.6%)
 Divorced 12 (4.7%)
 Widowed 3 (1.2%)

Number of Children 2.28 ±1.11
 1 child 49 (19.1%)
 2 or more children 207 (80.9%)

Location

 United States 173 (67.3%)
 Europe 45 (17.5%)
 Australia/New Zealand 26 (10.1%)
 Other 13 (5.1%)