From: A comparative study of autistic and non-autistic women’s experience of motherhood
Autistic | Non-autistic | p value | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 42.7 ± 8.4 | 44.6 ± 9.1 | 0.041 |
Sex (%) | |||
Female | 352 (99%) | 132 (100%) | 0.947 |
Male | 2 (<1%) | - | |
Gender (%) | |||
Female | 339 (95%) | 129 (98%) | 0.018 |
Male | 2 (<1%) | 3 (2%) | |
Other | 14 (4%) | - | |
Education | |||
Some secondary/high school | 20(6%) | 9 (7%) | 0.011 |
Completed secondary/high school | 55 (15%) | 25 (19%) | |
Completed some of an undergraduate degree | 71 (20%) | 10 (8%) | |
Completed an undergraduate degree | 102 (28%) | 35 (26%) | |
Completed a postgraduate/graduate degree | 107 (30%) | 53 (40%) | |
Marital status | |||
Single | 36 (10%) | 12 (9%) | 0.033 |
Married | 202 (57%) | 88 (67%) | |
Civil partnership | 9 (2.5%) | 1 (<1%) | |
Divorced | 44 (12%) | 3 (2%) | |
Widowed | 4 (1%) | 2 (1.5%) | |
Separated | 28 (8%) | 9 (7%) | |
Long-term partner | 29 (8%) | 16 (12%) | |
Other | 3 (<1%) | 1 (<1%) | |
Living with current partner (if applicable) | |||
Yes | 240 (99%) | 103 (98%) | 1 |
No | 3 (1%) | 2 (2%) | |
Does partner have autism? (if applicable) | |||
Diagnosed | 16 (6%) | 2 (2%) | 0.089 |
Suspected | 75 (31%) | 27 (26%) | |
No | 152 (63%) | 76 (72%) | |
Single parenthood | |||
Currently a single parent | 98 (28%) | 23 (17%) | 0.003 |
Have been a single parent in the past | 79 (22%) | 20 (15%) | |
Never have been a single parent | 178 (50%) | 89 (67%) | |
Age at first birth (years) | 27.7 ± 6.0 | 29.5 ± 6.0 | 0.002 |
Number of children (median) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.701 |
Age of first child (years) | 15.2 ± 8.5 | 15.3 ± 8.9 | 0.891 |
Average age of all children (years) | 12.9 ± 8.0 | 12.9 ± 7.5 | 0.932 |
Country (top 5 shown) | |||
United Kingdom | 173 (48%) | 75 (57%) | 0.314 |
United States | 80 (22.5%) | 23 (17%) | |
Australia | 45 (13%) | 23 (17%) | |
France | 11 (3%) | 4 (3%) | |
Canada | 12 (3%) | 2 (1.5%) | |
Proportion accounted for by top 5 countries | 321 (89.5%) | 127 (94.5%) |