Table 1.
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.