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Table 1 Participant demographic data

From: Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of autism spectrum disorder in a stratified sampling of preschool teachers in China

 

Number

Percent

Gender

  Male

4

<1

  Female

467

99 %

Age in years

  <20

21

4.4

  20–24

103

21.9

  25–29

82

17.4

  30–34

90

19.1

  35–39

69

14.6

  40–44

61

12.9

  45–59

23

4.8

  ≥50

21

4.4

Education

  ≤ Middle school

6

1.2

  High school

23

4.9

  Middle vocational

86

18.4

  High vocational

220

47.1

  College

132

28.2

  ≥ Masters

0

0

Years teaching preschool (median)

9

 

Formal training in early child development

391

83 %

Formal training in instruction of children with special needs

76

16.3 %

Work experience with children with special needs

270

58.3 %

School type

  District

168

35.6

  City

163

34.6

  Province

140

29.7