Research Article
What Do Parents Think about Chromosomal Microarray Testing? A Qualitative Report from Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Table 1
Sample characteristics (
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| | Characteristics | (%) |
| | Participants’ age: mean (range) | 39.1 years (24–60) | | Spouses’ age: mean (range) | 38.3 years (24–60) | | Gender | | | Females (mothers) | 27 (60) | | Males (fathers) | 18 (40) | | Number of children with ASD | | | Boys | 35 (79.5) | | Girls | 9 (20.5) | | Race/ethnicity | | | White | 25 (55.5) | | Hispanic/Latino | 14 (31.1) | | Black | 4 (8.9) | | American Indian/Alaskan native | 1 (2.2) | | Others | 1 (2.2) | | Education | | | High school diploma or less | 16 (35.6) | | Some college | 4 (8.9) | | College graduate or above | 25 (55.5) | | Employment status | | | Employed | 32 (71.1) | | Homemaker | 11 (24.4) | | Not employed | 2 (4.4) | | Annual household income | | | <15,000 | 7 (15.6) | | 15,000–35,000 | 11 (24.4) | | 35,001–55,000 | 8 (17.8) | | 55,001–75,000 | 5 (11.1) | | 75,001–95,000 | 6 (13.3) | | Over 95,001 | 8 (17.8) | | Participants not born in USA | 15 (33.3) | | Child’s age of diagnosis: mean (range) | 4.3 years (1.5–13) | | Severity level | | | Level 1 (mild) | 4 (9.1) | | Level 2 (moderate) | 23 (52.3) | | Level 3 (severe) | 11 (25) | | Answer not provided | 6 (13.6) |
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