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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the Developmental Language Disorder sample and typically developing sample who completed the online survey

From: Understanding the prevalence and manifestation of anxiety and other socio-emotional and behavioural difficulties in children with Developmental Language Disorder

  

Typical sample

(n = 50)

DLD sample

(n = 57)

Child gender, % (N)

Male

58.7

27

51.8

29

Female

41.3

19

48.2

27

Child age, M (SD)

 

8.9

1.7

9.0

1.8

Parent gender, % (N)

Male

36.7*

18

5.5*

3

Female

63.3*

31

92.7*

51

Ethnicity, % (N)

Black

2.0

1

-

0

Hispanic

-

0

1.8

1

South Asian

6.0

3

1.8

1

White

90.0

45

96.5

55

Other

2.0

1

-

0

Monthly income (GBP), M (SD)

 

3332.9

1387.5

3096.9

1314.9

Number of children, M (SD)

 

2.1

0.7

2.2

1.0

  1. *Significant difference between groups at p < .008 (Bonferroni adjustment)