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Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 104)

From: Parental perspectives on the grief and support needs of children and young people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative findings from a national survey

 

N (%)

Gender of adult participant

 

Male

Female

7 (6.7)

97 (93.3)

Ethnicity of adult participant

 

White English

White British

White Northern Irish

White Scottish

White Welsh

White Australian

White and Asian

15 (14.4)

69 (66.3)

1 (1.0)

8 (7.7)

7 (6.7)

1 (1.0)

3 (2.9)

Relationship of the person who died to the adult participant

 

Their child

Their husband/male partner

Their wife/female partner

Their parent(s)

Their siblings

Their father-in-law/step-father

Their grandparent

3 (2.9)

12 (11.5)

2 (1.9)

80 (76.9)

2 (1.9)

4 (3.8)

1 (1.0)

Relationship of the person who died to the child/young person

 

Their parents

Their grandparents

Their siblings

Their Aunts/Uncles

Their Great-grandparents

Other family members

14 (13.5)

81 (77.9)

2 (1.9)

2 (1.9)

1 (1.0)

4 (3.8)

Cause of death

 

Confirmed/suspected COVID-19

Cancer

Other

Don’t know

55 (52.9)

21 (20.2)

27 (25.9)

1 (1.0)

 

Age in years

Age of children (n = 176)

 

Mean [Median]

Range

13.1 [13]

2–25