Table 4 Demographic characteristics of the parent sample (n = 30)
Demographic characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Study site | Â |
 NHS wheelchair service | 5 (16.7) |
 Charity PWC supplier | 10 (33.3) |
 Children’s wheelchair charity | 15 (50.0) |
Gender | Â |
 Female | 26 (86.7) |
 Male | 4 (13.3) |
Age | Â |
 21–29 years | 2 (6.7) |
 30–39 years | 14 (46.7) |
 40–49 years | 12 (40.0) |
 50–59 years | 2 (6.7) |
Ethnicity | Â |
 White British | 29 (96.7) |
 White and Asian | 1 (3.3) |
Marital status | Â |
 Married | 23 (76.7) |
 Co-habiting | 3 (10.0) |
 Single | 2 (6.7) |
 Separated | 1 (3.3) |
 Divorced | 1 (3.3) |
Annual household Income | Â |
 £5000–15,000 | 3 (10.0) |
 £16,000–£25,000 | 5 (16.7) |
 £26,000–£35,000 | 3 (10.0) |
 £36,000–£50,000 | 10 (33.3) |
 £51,000 or more | 8 (26.6) |
 Missing | 1 (3.3) |
Employment status | Â |
 Full-time | 5 (16.7) |
 Part-time | 12 (40.0) |
 Unemployed/stay-at-home parent | 13 (43.3) |
Child’s condition/disability |  |
 Cerebral palsy | 20 (66.7) |
 Spinal muscular atrophy | 2 (6.7) |
 Muscular dystrophy | 3 (10.0) |
 Others | 5 (16.5) |
Child’s age |  |
 5 years or under | 15 (50.0) |
 6–15 years | 10 (33.3) |
 16–18 years | 5 (16.7) |
Frequency of child’s equipment use |  |
 A little of time | 1 (3.3) |
 Some of the time | 6 (20.0) |
 Most of the time | 4 (13.3) |
 All of the time | 18 (60.0) |
 Missing | 1 (3.3) |
Type of equipment used by child | Â |
 Powered | 2 (6.7) |
 Manual | 10 (33.3) |
 Manual and powered | 17 (56.7) |
 Waiting for first wheelchair | 1 (3.3) |