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Table 1 Demographics of parent participants

From: Exploring the vagueness of Religion & Spirituality in complex pediatric decision-making: a qualitative study

Variable

Number (%)

Total Participants

28

Sex

 Male

12 (43%)

 Female

16 (57%)

Ethnicity

 Caucasian

11 (39%)

 Hispanic

5 (18%)

 African American

10 (36%)

 Native American

2 (7%)

Average Age (range, SD)

32 (21–46, 6.4)

Average Years of Education (range, SD)

14 (7–18, 2.5)

Married

 Yes

23 (82%)

 No

5 (18%)

Religious Preferencea

 Christian

27 (96%)

 Other

1 (4%)

Income

  < $15,000

3 (11%)

 $15,000–$25,000

4 (14%)

 $26,000–$50,000

7 (25%)

 $51,000–$75,000

6 (21%)

 $76,000–$100,000

5 (18%)

  > $100,000

3 (11%)

  1. aDemographic survey allowed participants to select from 5 options: Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and Other (with option to specify a particular religion). “Christian” is broadly defined to include any individual who self-identified as “Christian” based on their beliefs, denomination, or sect. The participant who selected a religion of “Other” did not specify a particular religion but described themselves as “spiritual” when interviewed