Table 1 Demographics characteristics of parents of children and adolescents with Pervasive development disorder (PDDs), Mental retardation (MR), Cerebral Palsy (CP) and controls CG).
| Â | PDDs (N = 69) | MR (N = 89) | CP (N = 54) | CG (N = 77) | TOT (N = 289) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fathers/Mothers | 30/39 | 40/49 | 27/27 | 35/42 | 132/157 |
Age (Mean ± SD) | 37 ± 12.7 | 43 ± 14.5 | 39 ± 12.5 | 41 ± 14.3 | 40 ± 13.5 |
Family status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Married/Cohabitating | 53 (77%) | 67 (75%) | 40 (74%) | 60 (68%) | 220 (76%) |
   Separated | 15 (22%) | 18 (20%) | 12 (22%) | 16 (21%) | 61 (21%) |
   Widowed | 3 (4%) | 2 (2%) | 2 (4%) | 2 (3%) | 9 (3%) |
Level of Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Primary | 26 (38%) | 35 (39%) | 22 (41%) | 30 (39%) | 113 (39%) |
   Secondary | 30 (43%) | 39 (44%) | 24 (44%) | 34 (44%) | 127 (44%) |
   University | 12 (17%) | 14 (16%) | 10 (19%) | 13 (17%) | 49 (17%) |
Sons/Daughters | 42/11 | 33/22 | 15/15 | 17/31 | 107/79 |
Age (Mean ± SD) | 7.5 ± 5 | 6.3 ± 7 | 9 ± 5 | 8 ± 4 | 7.7 ± 5.2 |