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Table 1 Parent participant characteristics (n = 41)

From: Children with disorders of sex development: A qualitative study of early parental experience

Parenting Role

n (%)

   Mother

27 (65.9)

   Father

14 (34.1)

Racial Identification

n (%)

   Non-Hispanic

28 (68.3)

   Hispanic

4 (9.8)

   Black

3 (7.3)

   Other

2 (4.9)

   Declined to Respond

4 (9.8)

Education

n (%)

   Partial High School

2 (4.9)

   High School Graduate

8 (19.5)

   Some College Education

11 (26.8)

   College or University Graduate

9 (22.0)

   Graduate or Professional Degree

7 (17.1)

   Declined to Respond

4 (9.8)

Yearly Family Income

n (%)

   < 20,000

8 (19.5)

   20,000-40,000

9 (22.0)

   40,000-60,000

5 (12.2)

   60,000-80,000

4 (9.8)

   > 80,000

11 (26.8)

   Declined to Respond

4 (9.8)

Age, years

 

   Mean (SD)

34.7 (6.7)

   Range

19.5-50.8

   Declined to Respond, n (%)

6 (14.6)