Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants
Characteristic | Sample % (n) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 95.2 (20) |
Age | |
Mean, years | 43.1 |
Range, years | 31–54 |
Age of the parents’ children with ASD | |
Mean, years | 8.7 |
Range, years | 3 to 17 |
Age of ASD diagnosis | |
Mean, years | 4.0 |
Range, years | 2 to 11 |
Education | |
Completed high school | 4.8 (1) |
Post-school qualification (e.g. certificate or diploma) | 38.1 (8) |
Bachelor degree or higher | 42.9 (9) |
Othera | 14.3 (3) |
Employment | |
Not in the paid work force | 23.8 (5) |
Full-time | 9.5 (2) |
Part-time | 38.1 (8) |
Otherb | 28.6 (6) |
Marital status | |
Never married | 4.8 (1) |
Married / De facto | 81 (17) |
Divorced | 4.8 (1) |
Separated, but not divorced | 9.5 (2) |
Country born | 71.4 (15) |
Australia | |
Private health insurance | |
Yes | 66.7 (14) |
Language spoken at home | |
English | 90.5 (19) |
Annual household income-gross (N = 20) | |
Less than $20,000 per year | 4.8 (1) |
$20,000–$39,999 per year | 14.3 (3) |
$40,000–$59,999 per year | 9.52 (2) |
$60,000–$75,999 per year | 9.52 (2) |
$80,000–$99,999 per year | 14.3 (3) |
$100,000–$149,999 per year | 28.6 (6) |
$150,000 or more | 14.3 (3) |