Table 1.
Parent and Child Demographics (N=298a)
| N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parent | Child | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 23 (7.8) | 157 (52.7) |
| Female | 272 (92.2) | 141 (47.3) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 5 (1.7) | 9 (3.1) |
| Asian | 6 (2.0) | 4 (1.4) |
| Black/African American | 3 (1.0) | 2 (0.7) |
| Hispanic | 9 (3.1) | 6 (2.0) |
| Multiracial | 9 (3.1) | 25 (8.5) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| White | 261 (88.8) | 248 (84.4) |
| Incomeb | ||
| 0 – 49,000 | 56 (19.4) | |
| 50 – 69,000 | 58 (20.1) | |
| 70 – 99,000 | 65 (22.5) | |
| 100 – 139,000 | 55 (19.0) | |
| 140,000+ | 55 (19.0) | |
| Education | ||
| Junior High/High School/GED | 16 (5.4) | |
| Some college | 43 (14.5) | |
| Associate degree/Vocational school | 30 (10.1) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 116 (39.1) | |
| Master’s degree | 70 (23.6) | |
| Professional or Doctoral degree | 22 (7.4) | |
| Type of School Attended | ||
| Public school | 191 (64.3) | |
| Private school | 15 (5.1) | |
| Homeschooled/Cyber charter/Online | 32 (10.8) | |
| Therapeutic school | 40 (13.5) | |
| Charter school | 12 (4.0) | |
| College | 2 (0.7) | |
Note.
a
Not all participants answered all questions (range = 294–298). ASD = autism spectrum disorder.
b
Income levels collapsed from 12 to 5 categories.