Table 1 Demographic data of parents and children
From: Quality of life of parents raising children with pervasive developmental disorders
| Â | Mother | Father |
|---|---|---|
Number | 147 | 122 |
Age(years) | 38.3 (SD = 4.6) | 41.0 (SD = 5.7) |
A parent–child relationship |  |  |
Real | 147 | 121 |
Foster | 0 | 1 |
Marriage | Â | Â |
Married | 138 | 122 |
Divorced | 9 | 0 |
Work | Â | Â |
Housework or out of work | 74 | 1 |
Under 40 hours per week | 64 | 5 |
Over 40 hours per week | 9 | 116 |
Education | Â | Â |
Up to junior high school | 3 | 6 |
High school | 77 | 66 |
Junior college or beyond | 67 | 50 |
Time spend with children | Â | Â |
Almost never | 0 | 5 |
Less than one hour everyday | 1 | 17 |
Less than one hour on weekdays but more on weekends | 2 | 57 |
More than one hour everyday | 25 | 26 |
More than a few hours everyday | 119 | 17 |
Number of children with PDDs | Â | Â |
One | 124 | 102 |
Two or more | 23 | 20 |
History of psychiatric treatment | Â | Â |
Positive | 27 | 6 |
Negative | 120 | 116 |