Table 2 Demographic characteristics of dyads of children with mobility impairments and parents
Demographic characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Study site | |
NHS Wheelchair Service | 2 (15.4) |
Wheelchair charity | 11 (84.6) |
Parent gender | |
Female | 12 (92.3) |
Male | 1 (7.7) |
Parent age | |
30–39 years | 3 (23.1) |
40–49 years | 8 (61.5) |
50–59 years | 2 (15.4) |
Parent ethnicity | |
White British | 13 (100) |
Parent education | |
Higher | 4 (30.7) |
Further (e.g. a level) | 2 (15.4) |
GCSE/O level | 2 (15.4) |
Other | 3 (23.1) |
None | 2 (15.4) |
Annual household income | |
£5000–£15,000 | 1 (7.7) |
£16,000–£25,000 | 1 (7.7) |
£26,000–£35,000 | 1 (7.7) |
£36,000–£50,000 | 6 (46.2) |
£51,000–£75,000 | 2 (15.4) |
£75,000 or more | 1 (7.7) |
Missing | 1 (7.7) |
Parent employment status | |
Full-time | 1 (7.7) |
Part-time | 6 (46.2) |
Unemployed | 6 (46.2) |
Child’s condition | |
Cerebral palsy | 11 (84.6) |
Hemiplegia/stroke | 1 (7.7) |
Muscular dystrophy | 1 (7.7) |
Child age | |
6–15 years | 7 (58.8) |
16–18 years | 6 (46.2) |
Child gender | |
Female | 5 (38.5) |
Male | 8 (61.5) |
Child education | |
Primary school | 2 (15.4) |
High school | 5 (38.5) |
College | 4 (30.7) |
University | 1 (7.7) |
Home schooled | 1 (7.7) |
Frequency of child’s equipment use | |
Most of the time | 2 (15.4) |
All of the time | 11 (84.6) |
Type of equipment used by child | |
Manual | 4 (33.3) |
Manual and EPIOC | 9 (66.7) |