TABLE 3.
Sample characteristics: Spain
| Caregivers of ages 0–4 years (n = 6) | Caregivers of ages 5–12 years (n = 6) | Caregivers of ages 13–17 years (n = 6) a | Adolescent ages 13–17 years (n = 6) a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex of caregiver | ||||
| Male | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Female | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Caregivers with achondroplasia | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ethnicity (child) | ||||
| Caucasian | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Caribbean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Education (caregiver) | ||||
| High school | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Technical/vocational | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| University diploma | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Postgraduate degree | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Employment (caregiver) | ||||
| Full time | 4 | 5 | 5 | — |
| Part time | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Self employed | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Stay at home | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Student | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Unemployed | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marital status (caregiver) | ||||
| Married | 5 | 5 | 5 | — |
| Divorced/separated | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Single | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Sex of child | ||||
| Male | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Female | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
a
Sample comprises four parents and adolescents from the same family, two additional adolescents, and two additional parents.