The Quality of Life of a Multidiagnosis Group of Special Needs Children: Associations and Costs

Table 1

Characteristics of sample (𝑛=429).

Variable
Respondent (PMK)
Age	Years, mean (SD)	40.72 (7.60)
Gender	Female, 𝑛 (%)	386 (90.0)
Relationship to child	Mother, 𝑛 (%)	366 (85.3)
Marital Status	Married, 𝑛 (%)	365 (85.1)
Employment status	Employed, 𝑛 (%)	396 (69.0)
Country of Birth	Canada, 𝑛 (%)	323 (75.3)
Household language	English, 𝑛 (%)	387 (90.2)
Household income	median	$60–69,000
PMK Level of Education	median	Completed postsecondary
PMK location of home	Simcoe, 𝑛 (%)	221 (51.5)
Child
Age	Years, mean (SD)	8.18 (4.36)
Gender	Male, 𝑛 (%)	285 (66.4)
Status	Preschool, 𝑛 (%)	164 (38.2)
	Elementary, 𝑛 (%)	154 (35.9)
	Junior, 𝑛 (%)	111 (25.9)
Grade	median	grade 2
Service Provider	Early Intervention, 𝑛 (%)	143 (33.4)
	CCAC & School, 𝑛 (%)	259 (60.4)
	New CTN referral, 𝑛 (%)	27 (6.3)