Table I.
Demographics of respondents and their children with disabilities∗
| Household demographics (n = 207) | Children demographics (n = 276) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Respondent race/ethnicity | Race/ethnicity | ||
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 2 (1%) | American Indian/Alaskan Native | 4 (2%) |
| Asian | 3 (1%) | Asian | 6 (2%) |
| Black or African American | 20 (10%) | Black or African American | 41 (15%) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 (9%) | Hispanic or Latino | 35 (13%) |
| Native Hawaiian | 0 (0%) | Native Hawaiian | 1 (<1%) |
| White | 160 (77%) | White | 200 (73%) |
| Other | 0 (0%) | Other | 12 (4%) |
| Prefer not to say | 8 (4%) | Prefer not to say | 8 (3%) |
| Marital status | Diagnoses | ||
| Single | 29 (14%) | Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder | 92 (33%) |
| Living with a partner | 10 (5%) | Autism spectrum disorder | 108 (39%) |
| Married | 153 (74%) | Cognitive impairment | 58 (21%) |
| Divorced/separated | 15 (7%) | Hearing impairment | 27 (10%) |
| Highest household education | Developmental delay | 124 (45%) | |
| High school/GED | 8 (4%) | Emotional/behavioral disorder | 69 (25%) |
| Some college | 18 (9%) | Motor/physical disability | 53 (19%) |
| Associate degree or vocational program | 25 (12%) | Medical disability | 50 (18%) |
| Bachelor's degree | 53 (26%) | Specific learning disability | 45 (16%) |
| Master's degree | 75 (36%) | Speech/language impairment | 49 (18%) |
| Advanced degree | 28 (14%) | Traumatic brain injury | 13 (5%) |
| No. of employed adults | Visual impairment | 24 (9%) | |
| 0 | 34 (16.4%) | Sensory processing disorder | 81 (29%) |
| 1 | 96 (46%) | Other | 40 (15%) |
| 2 | 77 (37%) | Grade level | |
| No. of essential workers | Has not started school | 56 (20%) | |
| 0 | 100 (48%) | Pre-Kindergarten | 51 (19%) |
| 1 | 85 (41%) | K-5 | 89 (32%) |
| 2 | 22 (11%) | 6th-8th grade | 42 (15%) |
| Income | High school | 39 (14%) | |
| <$50 000 | 48 (23%) | Prefer not to say | 9 (3%) |
| $50 000-$99 999 | 56 (27%) | School type | |
| $100 000-$149 999 | 39 (19%) | Public neighborhood school | 136 (49%) |
| ≥$150 000 | 45 (22%) | Charter school | 13 (5%) |
| Prefer not to say | 19 (9%) | Private, religion-based school | 7 (3%) |
| Community setting | Private, non-religion-based school | 9 (3%) | |
| Rural | 26 (13%) | Therapeutic day school | 20 (7%) |
| Suburban | 145 (70%) | Residential program | 1 (<1%) |
| Urban | 35 (17%) | Head Start program | 1 (<1%) |
| Pre-Kindergarten program | 7 (3%) | ||
| Children per household (mean) | 2.1 (1.0) | Homeschooled | 10 (4%) |
| Does not yet attend school | 48 (17%) | ||
| Total children with a disability | Other | 18 (7%) | |
| 1 | 153 (74%) | Prefer not to say | 6 (2%) |
| 2 | 41 (20%) | Intervention setting | |
| 3 | 11 (5%) | School | 124 (45%) |
| 4 | 2 (1%) | Outpatient | 123 (45%) |
| EI | 49 (18%) | ||
GED, General educational development.
∗
Percentages for race/ethnicity, diagnoses, and intervention setting do not add up to 100% because respondents could indicate that multiple categories applied.