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Table 2 Demographic data

From: Daily life changes and adaptations investigated in 154 families with a child suffering from a rare disability at a public centre for rare diseases in Northern Italy

Demografic data

Respondent

Patient sex

Patient age

Parents age

 

N

%

 

N

%

 

M

SD

 

M

SD

 Mother

108

70.1

Boys

79

51,3

Patient age

7,04

4,69

Father

42,38

7,19

 Father

46

29.9

Girls

73

47,4

   

Mother

39,08

6,6

  total

154

100

total

152

98,7

      

Fathers' study

Mothers' study

Fathers' work

Mothers' work

 

N

%

 

N

%

 

N

%

 

N

%

 High school

47

30,5

High school

56

36,4

Employee

40

26

Employee

51

30,6

 Middle school

45

29,2

Middle school

34

22,1

Freelance

31

20

Housewife

46

29,9

 Degree

28

18,2

Degree

32

20,8

Specialized workman

24

15,6

Teacher

11

7,1

 3-year diploma

19

12,3

3-year diploma

28

18,1

Artisan

17

11

Freelance

9

5,8

 Primary school

7

4,5

Primary school

2

1,3

Manager

9

5,8

Specialized workman

8

5,2

  total

146

94,8

total

152

98,7

No-specialized workman

9

5,8

No-specialized workman

8

5,2

      

Merchant

5

3,2

Other works

5

3,2

Parents conjugality

 

Other works

5

3,2

Pensioner

5

3,2

 

N

%

   

Unemployed

2

1,3

Merchant

3

1,9

 Married

117

76

   

Soldier

2

1,2

Manager

2

1,3

 Unmarried couple

28

18,2

   

Pensioner

1

0,6

Artisan

1

0,6

 Divorced

6

3,9

   

total

154

100

total

154

100

 Widowed

1

0,6

         

  total

152

98,7