Table 1.

Caregiver and Child Demographic Characteristics (N = 215) and Child Cancer Characteristics.

Demographic Characteristic	n (%) unless otherwise noted
Caregiver
Age (years)
18-24	2 (<1.0)
25-29	18 (8.5)
30-39	103 (48.6)
40-49	72 (33.9)
50+	17 (8.1)
Gender
Male	31 (14.5)
Female	183 (85.5)
Race
White	197 (91.6)
Native American	1 (<1.0)
Asian	5 (2.3)
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander	1 (<1.0)
Hispanic/Latino	13 (6.1)
Black or African American	1 (<1.0)
Highest level of education
Less than high school	1 (<1.0)
Some high school	5 (2.3)
High school or equivalent	28 (13.1)
Some college, no degree	62 (28.9)
Two-year degree	27 (12.6)
College graduate	70 (32.7)
Graduate school	21 (9.8)
Annual household income
<$25,000	25 (11.7)
$25,000-49,999	42 (19.6)
$50,000-74,999	48 (22.4)
$75,000-99,999	42 (19.6)
$100,000-149,999	34 (15.9)
⩾$150,000	23 (10.8)
Marital status
Married	184 (85.9)
Divorced	8 (3.7)
Single	7 (3.3)
Single, living with partner	7 (3.3)
Separated	5 (2.3)
Widowed	3 (1.4)
Number of children living at home
0-1	33 (15.7)
2-3	102 (48.3)
4-5	64 (30.3)
6+	12 (5.7)
Caregiver’s relationship to child
Biological parent	204 (94.9)
Adoptive parent	3 (1.4)
Foster parent	1 (<1.0)
Grandparent	3 (1.4)
Caretaking relative	1 (<1.0)
Legal guardian	3 (1.4)
Child
Gender
Male	129 (60.3)
Female	85 (39.7)
Years since child’s cancer diagnosis M (SD)	2.2 (24)
Cancer diagnosis type
Leukemia/lymphoma	109 (50.7)
Solid tumor	88 (40.9)
Other	18 (8.4)
Treatment status
Receiving disease directed therapy	90 (41.9)
Off therapy	108 (50.2)
Deceased	2 (0.93)
Not specified	15 (6.9)
Relapse status
Yes	10 (4.6)
No	205 (95.4)
Current age, years M (SD)	9.1 (5.1)