Parenting preschoolers with autism: Socioeconomic influences on wellbeing and sense of competence

Table 1 Demographic information

Demographic information	n (%)
Sex of child (male: female, n = 117)	96 (82.1): 21 (17.9)
Age of child in years at enrolment at Centre (n = 117)
mean (SD)	4.13 (0.53)
Median (range)	4.15 (2.74-5.79)
Country of birth of child (Australia: overseas, n = 110)	106 (96.4): 4 (3.6)
Indigenous background (n = 88)	4 (4.5)
CALD background (n = 107)	63 (58.9)
English as additional language (n = 111)	49 (44.1)
Primary carer (n = 75)
Mother	68 (90.7)
Father	5 (6.7)
Other extended family	2 (2.7)
IRSAD percentile ranking (n = 116)
mean (SD)	38.8 (25.06)
Median (range)	34 (4-95)
IRSAD categories (n = 111)
Lowest third	43 (38.7)
Middle third	49 (44.1)
Top third	19 (17.1)
AUSEI06 percentile ranking (n = 112)
mean (SD)	65.56 (20.56)
Median (range)	71.6 (7.9-100)
AUSEI06 (n = 109)
Lowest third	7 (6.4)
Middle third	33 (30.3)
Top third	69 (63.3)

CALD: Culturally and linguistically diverse; IRSAD: Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage; AUESI06: Australian Socioeconomic Index 2006.