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Table 6 Education and work profile of patients and their parents in both groups

From: Characteristics of autism spectrum disorders in a sample of egyptian and saudi patients: transcultural cross sectional study

Items

Egyptian

n (%)

Saudi

n (%)

X2

df

P value

Paternal education

high

19 (95%)

6 (21.4%)

25.4

2

0.000

 

middle

1 (5%)

12 (42.9%)

   
 

low

0

10 (35.7%)

   

Maternal education

high

16 (80%)

9 (32.1%)

11.5

2

0.003

 

middle

3 (15%)

8 (28.6%)

   
 

low

1 (5%)

11 (39.3%)

   

Patient education

Governmental school

0

12 (42.9%)

21.2

3

0.000

 

Private school

11 (55%)

9 (32.1%)

   
 

Special needs

7 (35%)

0

   
 

None

2 (10%)

7 (25%)

   

Father work

Employed

9 (45%)

16 (57.1%)

4.85

3

0.1

 

Skilled

1 (5%)

2 (7.1%)

   
 

Other

10 (50%)

7 (25%)

   
 

Unemployed

0

3 (10.7%)

   

Mother work

Employed

8 (40%)

2 (7.1%)

6.5

2

0.01

 

Skilled

0

2 (7.1%)

   
 

Unemployed

12 (60%)

24 (85.7%)

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