Table 1 Descriptive statistics for family demographics (N = 200).

From: Family responses and influencing factors in raising children with developmental disabilities: A cross-sectional study in South Korea

Characteristics

N (%)

Parent’s age

29–60 years (M = 42.1 years, SD = 4.8)

Parent’s gender

          Female

184 (92.0)

          Male

16 (8.0)

Parent’s education

          Less than high school

1 (0.5)

          High school

24 (12.0)

          Baccalaureate

161 (80.5)

          Graduate

14 (7.0)

Identifying with a religion

          Yes

86 (43.0)

          No

114 (57.0)

Family income (won)

          Less than 1,000,000

2 (1.0)

          1,000,000–2,500,000

11 (5.5)

          2,500,000–4,000,000

50 (25.0)

          4,000,000–5,500,000

58 (29.0)

          5,500,000–7,000,000

48 (24.0)

          7,000,000–8,500,000

26 (13.0)

          More than 8,500,000

5 (2.5)

Child’s age

4–21 (M = 11.17 years, SD = 4.23)

Child’s gender

          Male

134 (67.0)

          Female

66 (33.0)

Diagnosis*

          Autism spectrum disorder

116 (49.4)

          Intellectual disability

70 (29.8)

          Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

24 (1.3)

          Genetic disorder

11 (4.7)

          Cerebral palsy

8 (3.4)

          Hearing disorder

3 (1.3)

          Other

3 (1.3)

  1. *N = 235, including multiple diagnoses.