Research Article

Cross-Cultural Validation of Health and Quality of Life Measures for Children in Hong Kong

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of parent participants.

Parents of children with SEN ()Parents of children with TD ()

Mean age (SD)Father40.33 (19.1)42.90 (10.2)
Mother41.14 (7.13)38.85 (7.84)

Paternal educational level (%)Primary2 (9.52%)4 (8.33%)
Junior secondary4 (19.0%)18 (37.5%)
Senior secondary6 (28.6%)16 (33.3%)
High diploma4 (19.0%)1 (2.08%)
University3 (14.3%)9 (18.8%)
Missing data2 (9.52%)0

Maternal educational level (%)Primary3 (14.3%)2 (4.17%)
Junior secondary6 (28.6%)17 (35.4%)
Senior secondary7 (33.3%)17 (35.4%)
High diploma1 (4.76%)8 (16.7%)
University4 (19.0%)4 (8.33%)

Note. SEN: special educational needs; TD: typical development.