Table 1 Participant demographics and professional characteristics) for the quantitative (N = 263) and qualitative sample (N = 36)
Variables | % of quantitative sample (N = 263) | % of qualitative sample (N = 36) |
|---|---|---|
Gender: | ||
 Female | 95.8% | 100% |
 Male | 4.2% | 0% |
Race: | ||
 White | 76.8% | 66.7% |
 African-American or Black | 8.4% | 11.1% |
 Asian | 8.4% | 11.1% |
 American Indian/Alaska Native | 1.5% | 0% |
 Pacific Islander | .8% | 0% |
 Middle Eastern | .8% | 0% |
 Other | 6.8% | 0% |
 Ethnicity: Latino/Hispanic/Spanish | 15.2% | 11.1% |
State: | ||
 PA | 70.7% | 75.0% |
 CA | 26.6% | 19.4% |
 DE | 2.3% | 5.6% |
 OH | .4% | 0% |
Job title: | ||
 Speech and language pathologist | 23.6% | 16.7% |
 Occupational therapist | 17.5% | 11.1% |
 Special instructor | 27.4% | 47.2% |
 ABA therapist | 14.1% | 0% |
 Physical therapist | 10.3% | 22.2% |
 Other | 12.9% | 5.6% |
Employee type: | ||
 Full-time employee | 25.9% | 24.3% |
 Part-time employee | 7.6% | 6.7% |
 Independent contractor | 67.2% | 56.8% |
 Other | 1.1% | 0% |
 Unknown | 0% | 12.2% |
Highest level of education | ||
 Some college | 1.1% | 0% |
 College | 18.3% | 19.0% |
 Graduate/professional degree | 79.8% | 81.0% |
 Other | .8% | 0% |