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Table 4 Caregivers and Child Characteristics for Proxy Large-scale Survey

From: Development of six PROMIS pediatrics proxy-report item banks

 

N = 1548 dyad for children ages 8-17 years (% of complete data)

N = 432 for caregivers of children 5 7 years old (% of complete data)

Caregiver's Gender

  

   Male

228 (15)

66 (15)

   Female

1313 (85)

365 (85)

   Missing

7

1

Caregiver's Age

Mean = 41.1, SD = 7.8

Mean = 35.7, SD = 7.9

   Caregiver's Marital Status

  

   Never Married

122 (8)

49 (11)

   Married

1060 (69)

306 (71)

   Living with partner

67 (4)

23 (5)

   Separated or Divorced

256 (17)

46 (11)

   Widowed

23 (2)

5 (1)

   Missing

20

3

Caregiver's Race

  

   White

980 (64)

271 (64)

   Black or African-American

337 (22)

94 (22)

   American Indian/Alaska Native

22 (1)

3 (1)

   Asian

30 (2)

10 (2)

   Native Hawaiian/Pacific Is.

5 (.3)

1 (.2)

   Other

107 (7)

34 (8)

   Multiple Races

50 (3)

12 (3)

   Missing

17

7

Caregiver's Ethnicity

  

   Non Hispanic

1370 (89)

381 (89)

   Hispanic

167 (11)

47 (11)

   Missing

11

4

Caregiver's Relationship to Child

  

   Mother, Stepmother, Foster Mother

1248 (81)

352 (82)

   Father, Stepfather, Foster Father

211 (14)

61 (14)

   Grandparent

42 (3)

11 (3)

   Guardian or Other

35 (2)

2 (.5)

   Missing

12

4

Caregiver's Education Level

  

   < = 8th grade

27 (2)

3 (1)

   Some high school

75 (5)

23 (5)

   High school degree/GED

277 (18)

71 (17)

   Some college/technical degree

529 (35)

126 (29)

   College degree

433 (28)

123 (29)

   Advanced degree

193 (13)

82 (19)

   Missing

14

4

Child's Age (yrs)

Mean = 12.1, SD = 2.6

Mean = 6.0, SD = .83

Child's Gender

  

   Male

736 (48)

189 (44)

   Female

809 (52)

243 (56)

   Missing

3

0

Chronic Health Condition in Past 6 Months

  

   > = 2 Chronic Health Conditions

791 (51)

215 (50)

   Most Common Chronic Health Conditions*

174 (11)

33 (8)

   ADHD/ADD

91 (6)

23 (11)

   Arthritis

84 (5)

18 (5)

   Mental Health Conditions

54 (4)

7 (2)

   GI Conditions

39 (3)

7 (2)

   Diabetes

24 (2)

3 (1)

   Allergies

13 (1)

9 (2)

  1. *some participants reported more than one chronic health condition