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Table 3 Estimated loss of income associated with having a child with ASD or OD

From: Employment and financial burden of families with preschool children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders in urban China: results from a descriptive study

 

Annual income (2011-2012)

All families (TD, ASD and OD)

Families with TD child

Families with ASD child

Families with OD child

Predicted based on model

¥107,375 ($17,603)

¥107,112 ($17,559)

¥105,638 ($17,318)

¥109,828 ($18,005)

Reported expected income

-

-

¥102,799 ($16,852)

¥107,845 ($17,680)

Reported actual income

¥103,230, ($16,923)a

¥107,112 ($17,559)

¥61,561 ($10,092)

¥89,040 ($14,597)

Loss of income (difference between predicted and reported)

¥4,145 ($680)

-

¥44,077 ($7,226)

¥20,788 ($3,408)

  1. aThe mean annual income of Chinese urban families from 2011 (¥97,362, $15,961) to 2012 (¥109,097, $17,885). Data are from the National Bureau of Statistics of China.