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Demographic data for the participants in the Asperger syndrome (AS)/high-functioning autism (HFA) and control groups |
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| AS/HFA group N (%) |
Control group N (%) |
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| Family status |
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| nuclear |
21 (65.6) |
28 (87.5) |
| single parent |
5 (15.6) |
2 (6.2) |
| one step-parent |
6 (18.7) |
2 (6.2) |
| High-school education |
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| mothers |
20/31 (64.5) |
19/30 (63.3) |
| fathers |
20/30 (66.6) |
17/29 (58.6) |
| Gainful employment of parents |
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| mothers |
23/31 (74.1) |
28/30 (93.3) |
| fathers |
28/30 (93.3) |
28/29 (96.5) |
| On sick leave (for any illnesses) |
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| mothers |
3/31 (9.6) |
1/30 (3.3) |
| fathers |
0/30 |
1/29 (3.4) |
| Age of parents (years) |
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| mothers |
42.4 ± 6.7 |
40.3 ± 5.1 |
| fathers |
45.6 ± 6.9 |
42.7 ± 4.9 |
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Fischer's Exact test or Mann-Whitney test (age of parents). All differences between parents of the two groups were statistically non-significant. | ||
Allik et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2006 4:1 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-4-1 |
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