Table 1
Characteristics of children aged 5 to 14 with neurodevelopment disorders/disabilities and their families, household population, Canada, 2006 (weighted n = 120,700 unless otherwise stated) Table 1
Characteristics of children aged 5 to 14 with neurodevelopment disorders/disabilities and their families, household population, Canada, 2006 (weighted n = 120,700 unless otherwise stated)

Table 1
Characteristics of children aged 5 to 14 with neurodevelopment disorders/disabilities and their families, household population, Canada, 2006 (weighted n = 120,700 unless otherwise stated)
Table summary
This table displays the results of Characteristics of children aged 5 to 14 with neurodevelopment disorders/disabilities and their families. The information is grouped by Characteristic (appearing as row headers), Mean, Standard deviation and % distribution (appearing as column headers).
Characteristic	Mean	Standard deviation	% distribution
Age (years)	10.01	2.71	Note ...: not applicable
Sex
Boys	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	67.1
Girls	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	32.9
Residential location
Urban	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	80.5
Rural	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	19.5
Family income (n = 120,570)	70,700	55,700	Note ...: not applicable
Diagnosis status
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	17.2
Other neurodevelopment disorders/disabilities	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	82.8
ASD-related functioning (range: 0 to 3 for HUI and PALS; 0 = maximum impairment, 3 = no impairment)
3 HU^Note a attributes related to speech, emotion and cognition (n = 112,490)	2.47	0.42	Note ...: not applicable
3 PALS^Note b impairment indices related to speech, emotion and cognition	1.80	0.82	Note ...: not applicable
Other functioning (range: 0 to 5 for HUI and 0 to 4 for PALS; 0 = maximum impairment, highest score = no impairment)
5 HUI^Note a attributes related to vision, hearing, mobility, dexterity, and pain (n = 110,260)	4.74	0.45	Note ...: not applicable
4 PALS^Note b impairment indices related to vision, hearing, mobility, and dexterity	3.60	0.60	Note ...: not applicable
Family outcomes (range: 0 to 1; 0 = worst, 1 = best)
Physical health^Note c (n = 97,140)	0.66	0.23	Note ...: not applicable
Psychological well-bein^Note d (n = 96,110)	0.64	0.19	Note ...: not applicable
Economic impacts^Note e (n = 97,170)	0.76	0.25	Note ...: not applicable
Child outcomes (range: 0 to 1; 0 = least, 1 = most)
In-school participation^Note f (n = 115,970)	0.60	0.36	Note ...: not applicable
Out-of-school participation^Note g (n = 115,890)	0.45	0.17	Note ...: not applicable
... not applicable Note a. Health Utilities Index (HUI) measures degree of ability versus impairment (for example, ability to be understood when speaking) Return to note a referrer Note b. Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS) measures presence and severity of impairment (for example, difficulty making oneself understood when speaking) Return to note b referrer Note c. One question about parents' usual state of health compared with others Return to note c referrer Note d. Four questions: satisfaction with life (excellent to poor), amount of stress (not at all to extremely), not enough time for oneself (rarely to always), and stress about childcare and other responsibilities (never to always) Return to note d referrer Note e. Eight yes/no questions about parents' career and finance (for example, child's condition led to quitting work, changing work hours, financial problems) Return to note e referrer Note f. Four yes/no questions about participation in physical education or organized physical activity, playing with others during recess or lunch hour, school outings, and classroom participation Return to note f referrer Note g. Six questions about leisure and social activities participation in the community (for example, sports with coach, non-sports activities such as music and summer camp) with response options everyday to never, except summer camp (yes/no) Return to note g referrer Source: 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey.

Date modified:: 2017-07-12

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