Table 4 Survey respondent and household characteristics at baseline by health group
Overall | ASD | Asthma | Control | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Respondent characteristics | |||||
Gender: Female (N = 1263) | 1086 (86) | 398 (85.2) | 360 (88) | 328 (84.8) | 0.341 |
Biological parent (N = 1263) | 1207 (95.6) | 438 (93.8) | 393 (96.1) | 376 (97.2) | 0.048 |
Education level (N = 1253) | 0.555 | ||||
High school or less | 171 (13.6) | 56 (12.1) | 62 (15.3) | 53 (13.7) | |
Some college | 301 (24) | 116 (25.1) | 101 (25) | 84 (21.8) | |
College degree | 436 (34.8) | 170 (36.7) | 131 (32.4) | 135 (35) | |
Graduate degree | 345 (27.5) | 121 (26.1) | 110 (27.2) | 114 (29.5) | |
Married or living with partner (N = 1259) | 988 (78.5) | 375 (80.6) | 311 (76.2) | 302 (78.2) | 0.282 |
Respondent employed (N = 1290) | 995 (77.1) | 354 (73) | 331 (79.6) | 310 (79.7) | 0.023 |
Household characteristics | |||||
Household monthly income (N = 1218) | 0.006 | ||||
≤ $4,000 | 448 (36.8) | 169 (37.5) | 163 (40.8) | 116 (31.6) | |
$4,001-$8,000 | 430 (35.3) | 172 (38.1) | 134 (33.5) | 124 (33.8) | |
> $8,000 | 340 (27.9) | 110 (24.4) | 103 (25.8) | 127 (34.6) | |
Number of adults in the household (N = 1249) | .265 | ||||
1 | 182 (14.6) | 64 (13.8) | 60 (14.9) | 58 (15.1) | |
2 | 828 (66.3) | 323 (69.8) | 264 (65.5) | 241 (62.9) | |
More than 2 | 239 (19.1) | 76 (16.4) | 79 (19.6) | 84 (21.9) | |
Number of children in the household (N = 1254) | .357 | ||||
1 | 334 (26.6) | 117 (25.3) | 107 (26.3) | 110 (28.6) | |
2 | 565 (45.1) | 213 (46.1) | 173 (42.5) | 179 (46.5) | |
3 | 226 (18) | 89 (19.3) | 75 (18.4) | 62 (16.1) | |
More than 3 | 129 (10.3) | 43 (9.3) | 52 (12.8) | 34 (8.8) | |
Other children in the household with a serious health condition (N = 920) | 348 (37.8) | 147 (42.6) | 141 (47) | 60 (21.8) | < 0.001 |