Table 1.
Sex | – Male n = 47 (50%) – Female n = 47 (50%) |
Age | Mean = 36, range: 19–88 |
Caregiver/PWE | – Caregiver n = 16 (17%) – PWE n = 78 (83%) |
Ethnicity | – White n = 75 (80%) – African American n = 9 (9%) – American Indian/Alaskan native n = 4 (4%) – Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander n = 3 (4%) – Asian n = 2 (2%) – Other n = 1 (1%) |
Area of United States | – Midwest n = 28 (30%) – Northeast n = 18 (19%) – Mid-Atlantic n = 17 (18%) – West n = 16 (17%) – Northwest n = 6 (7%) – Southeast n = 6 (6%) – Southwest n = 3 (3%) |
Annual income | – <$10,000 n = 5 (5%) – $10K–$19,999 n = 6 (6%) – $20K–$29,999 n = 2 (3%) – $30K–$39,999 n = 10 (11%) – $40K–$49,999 n = 15 (16%) – $50K–$59,999 n = 12 (13%) – $60K–$69,999 n = 7 (7%) – $70K–$79,999 n = 13 (14%) – $80K–$89,999 n = 7 (7%) – $90K–$99,999 n = 3 (3%) – $100K–$149,999 n = 11(12%) – >$150,000 n = 3 (3%) |
Employment status | – Employed full-time n = 72 (77%) – Employed part-time n = 13 (14%) – Unemployed/looking for work n = 2 (2%) – Unemployed/not looking for work n = 2 (2%) – Student n = 3 (3%) – Disability n = 2 (2%) |
Education | – High school graduate n = 4 (4%) – Some college n = 7 (7%) – 2-Year college degree n = 10 (10%) – 4-Year college degree n = 60 (65%) – Master's degree n = 12 (13%) – Doctoral degree n = 1 (1%) |
Relationship status | – Married n = 70 (74%) – Widowed n = 3 (3%) – Divorced n = 10 (10%) – Separated n = 1 (1%) – Single/never married n = 5 (6%) – Partnered or dating but not married n = 5 (6%) |
Seizure frequency | – Well-controlled, periods of seizure freedom one year or greater n = 28 (30%) – Somewhat well-controlled, with periods of seizure freedom six months to one year n = 47 (50%) – Uncontrolled, with periods of seizure freedom three to six months n = 10 (11%) – Very uncontrolled, with periods of seizure freedom less than three months n = 6 (6%) – Extremely uncontrolled, with period of seizure freedom less than one week n = 3 (3%) |