TABLE 1.

Demographic variables reported by parents of autistic and neurotypical children.

Demographic variable		Diagnosis
		% ASD	% NT	X2 (6)	p
Family income				8.55	0.2
	<$20,000	4	0
	$20,000–$39,000	12	0
	$40,000–$59,000	12	4
	$60,000–$99,000	40	35
	$100,000–$139,000	12	9
	>$140,000	12	39
	Prefer not to answer	8	13
Respondent education				8.65	0.19
	Some high school	4	0
	Completed high school	4	9
	Some trade/Vocational school	17	4
	Completed trade/Vocational school	28	22
	Undergraduate degree	36	26
	Master’s degree	8	35
	Doctoral degree	0	4
	Other/N/A	4	0
Spouse’s education				12.58	0.05
	Completed high school	5	17
	Some trade/Vocational school	16	4
	Completed trade/Vocational school	24	22
	Undergraduate degree	24	17
	Master’s degree	12	22
	Doctoral degree	0	17
	N/A	20	0
Stance on social issues				3.92	0.69
	Very liberal	24	30
	Slightly liberal	8	13
	Liberal	12	26
	Moderate	40	22
	Conservative	4	4
	Very conservative	4	0
	Don’t know/NA	8	4
Stance on economic issues				6.87	0.33
	Very liberal	17	4
	Slightly liberal	4	4
	Liberal	20	35
	Moderate	36	35
	Conservative	4	13
	Very conservative	12	0
	Don’t know/NA	8	9
				X2 (1)
At least one parent with full-time employment		80	96	1.44	0.23
Parents married or common-law		80	100	3.22	0.07

ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder; NT, Neurotypical; X², Chi-squared test statistic.