Table 1.
Basic Information of the ASD Children (n=406)
| Variables | Means (SD)/N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 4.6(2.3) |
| Gender | |
| Boy | 331(81.5) |
| Girl | 75(18.5) |
| Grade | |
| Not going to school | 270(66.5) |
| Kindergarten | 122(30.0) |
| Primary school | 12(3.0) |
| Middle school | 2(0.5) |
| Place of residence | |
| Country | 194(47.8) |
| City | 212(52.2) |
| Province | |
| Guangdong | 134(33.0) |
| Fujian | 95(23.4) |
| Hubei | 40(9.9) |
| Shandong | 23(5.7) |
| Shaanxi | 114(28.0) |
| Number of children in the family | |
| 1 | 193(47.5) |
| 2 | 197(48.5) |
| 3 | 14(3.5) |
| >3 | 2(0.5) |
| Rank in the children | |
| First | 271(66.7) |
| Second | 123(30.3) |
| Third | 10(2.5) |
| Other | 2(0.5) |
| Mother’s education | |
| Primary school and below | 8(2.0) |
| Junior middle school | 76(18.7) |
| Senior middle school | 90(22.2) |
| Junior college | 94(23.2) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 115(28.3) |
| Master’s degree or above | 23(5.7) |
| Father’s education | |
| Primary school and below | 6(1.5) |
| Junior middle school | 71(17.5) |
| Senior middle school | 89(21.9) |
| Junior college | 110(27.1) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 103(25.4) |
| Master’s degree or above | 27(6.7) |
| Monthly per capita household income (CNY) | |
| 1000< | 23(5.7) |
| 1000–2999 | 95(23.4) |
| 3000–4999 | 113(27.8) |
| 5000–6999 | 77(19.0) |
| 7000–9999 | 4711.6) |
| >10,000 | 51(12.6) |
| Changes in per capita monthly income of families after the pandemic | |
| Significantly reduced | 167(38.7) |
| Certainly reduced | 138(34.0) |
| Almost unchanged | 105(25.9) |
| Certainly increased | 3(0.7) |
| Significantly increased | 3(0.7) |