From: The importance of physician knowledge of autism spectrum disorder: results of a parent survey
Relation to child | Number of participants (percentage) |
Mother | 110 (75%) |
Father | 15 (10%) |
Step mother | 3 (2%) |
Legal guardian | 2 (1%) |
Adoptive mother | 2 (1%) |
Other | 14 (10%) |
Race/ethnicity | Number of participants (percentage) |
African American | 7 (5%) |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 3 (2%) |
Caucasian/European American | 129 (88%) |
Native American | 1 (1%) |
Latino, Hispanic, or Chicano | 1 (1%) |
No answer | 3 (2%) |
Highest level of education | Number of participants (percentage) |
Some high school | 1 (1%) |
High school graduate | 15 (10%) |
Some college | 42 (29%) |
College degree | 40 (27%) |
Some graduate studies | 14 (10%) |
Graduate degree | 32 (22%) |
No answer | 2 (1%) |
Annual Income | Number of participants (percentage) |
Under $20,000 | 7 (5%) |
$20,000–39,999 | 28 (19%) |
$40,000–59,999 | 37 (25%) |
$60,000–79,999 | 27 (18%) |
$80,000–99,999 | 15 (10%) |
$100,000 and above | 20 (14%) |
No answer | 12 (8%) |
Years lived in Virginia | Number of participants (percentage) |
1–10 | 29 (21%) |
11–20 | 23 (17%) |
21–30 | 24 (17%) |
31–40 | 39 (28%) |
41–50 | 14 (10%) |
51 or more | 10 (7%) |
Years in local area | Number of participants (percentage) |
1–10 | 49 (35%) |
11–20 | 45 (32%) |
21–30 | 22 (16%) |
31–40 | 19 (13%) |
41–50 | 4 (3%) |
51 or more | 2 (1%) |
Rural status | Number of participants (percentage) |
Rural | 30 (21%) |
Mixed | 67 (47%) |
Urban | 46 (32%) |