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Table 4 Educational level and current professional situation in parents of affected children in the participating families (n = 43)

From: The impact of severe rare chronic neurological disease in childhood on the quality of life of families—a study on MLD and PCH2

Variable

Mothers percent

Fathers percent

Education

  

Certificate of secondary education

20.9

25.6

General certificate of secondary education

30.2

23.3

Advanced technical college entrance qualification

11.6

18.6

University-entrance diploma

32.6

27.9

Other

2.3

0.0

Not answered

2.3

4.7

Current professional situation

  

Work outside home

60.5

76.7

Housewife/househusband

25.6

0.0

Retired

11.6

14.0

Deceased during lifetime of affected child

0.0

4.7

Not answered

2.3

4.7

  1. MLD, metachromatic leukodystrophy; PCH2, pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2