Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of Neuro-QoL Wave 2 clinical sample (N = 581)
| Age (M, SD) | 55.21 (14.31) |
| Sex (%) | |
| Female | 54 |
| Male | 46 |
| Race (%) | |
| White | 87 |
| Black/African–American | 12 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 2 |
| Asian | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0 |
| Occupation (%) | |
| Homemaker | 8 |
| Unemployed | 9 |
| Retired | 30 |
| Disability | 34 |
| Leave of absence | 1 |
| Full-time employed | 21 |
| Part-time employed | 10 |
| Full-time student | 1 |
| Marital status (%) | |
| Married | 62 |
| Divorced | 11 |
| Widowed | 5 |
| Living with someone | 5 |
| Separated | 2 |
| Never married | 16 |
| Income (%) | |
| > $20,000 | 16 |
| $20,000–$49,000 | 35 |
| $50,000–$99,000 | 28 |
| > $100,000 | 21 |
| Education (%) | |
| Some high school or less | 3 |
| High school or equivalent | 19 |
| Some college | 29 |
| College degree | 29 |
| Advanced degree | 20 |
| Neurological condition (%) | |
| ALS | 14 |
| Epilepsy | 20 |
| Multiple sclerosis | 28 |
| Parkinson’s | 21 |
| Stroke | 17 |
These data were also reported in Gershon et al. [22] and are reprinted here with permission from the copyright holder