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. 2021 Dec 16;12:786138. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.786138

Table 1.

Participants and agency demographics.

Variable Coordinators Administrators Providers Caregivers Total
M (SD) M (SD) M (SD) M (SD)
Number of participants n = 8 (6%) n = 29 (22%) n = 57 (43%) n = 39 (29%) n = 133 (100%)
Child age (in month) 40.2 (21.2)
Participant's age (in years) 55.9 (4.5) 51.8 (10) 44.6 (12.5)
% Of children with ASD in agency 6.3 (4.7) 9.7 (9.3) 29.5 (31)
Years of experience with ASD 18.2 (11) 13.9 (9.3)
Gender
Female 100% 90% 95% 100% 95%
Ethnicity
Non-hispanic* 88% 86% 86% 79% 85%
Hispanic 12% 14% 12% 21% 15%
Race
White 75% 90% 86% 77% 85%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 12% 3% 5% 8% 6%
Black/African American 12% 7% 5% 13% 8%
Asian 0% 0% 2% 0% <1%
Amer Indian/Alaskan 0% 0% 2% 3% 1%
Highest education
Some high school/HS/GED 0% 0% 0% 24% 7%
Some college 0% 0% 2% 29% 9%
College degree 25% 28% 32% 24% 28%
Master's degree 62% 62% 60% 16% 48%
Doctorate 12% 7% 0% 0% 2%
Other 0% 7% 3% 3% 5%
Primary discipline
Psychologist 14% 14%
Marriage/family therapist 4% 2%
Social worker 25% 11% 7%
Speech therapist 4% 22%
Physical therapist 4%
Educator 63% 50% 31%
Behavior specialist 5%
Others 10% 14% 14%
Marital status
Married 59%
Divorced 6%
Cohabiting, no marriage 13%
Single and unmarried 22%
Family annual income
Under $25,000 26%
$25,000–$49,000 21%
$50,000–$74,999 15%
$75,000–$99,999 26%
$100,000 and above 13%

The percentages not reaching 100% are due to minor-missing data.

*

The terms Hispanic, Non-hispanic were used in the survey at the time. We use the more appropriate term Latinx in the manuscript.