Participant characteristics
| N (%) | |
| Gender | |
| Female | 9 (90) |
| Male | 1 (10) |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–24 | 0 (0) |
| 25–40 | 6 (60) |
| 41–50 y | 4 (40) |
| Marital status | |
| Single (never married) | 3 (30) |
| Married/civil partner | 7 (70) |
| Age of child when diagnosed with congenital CMV | |
| From birth | 3 (30) |
| Under 12 months | 4 (40) |
| 13 months–2 years | 1 (10) |
| 3–4 years | 1 (10) |
| 5 years and above | 1 (10) |
| Age of child at time of interview | |
| 0–12 months | 1 (10) |
| 13–23 months | 0 (0) |
| 2–5 years | 5 (50) |
| 6–10 years | 2 (20) |
| 11–15 years | 2 (20) |
| Severity of congenital CMV | |
| Hearing loss (unilateral or bilateral) | 6 (60) |
| Developmental and motor delay | 1 (10) |
| Severely disabled | 2 (20) |
| Unknown | 1 (10) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White English | 9 (90) |
| Other British | 1 (10) |
| Parental highest qualifications | |
| GCSE/BTEC or equivalent | 1 (10) |
| AS/A-levels or equivalent | 2 (20) |
| PGCert/PGDip or equivalent | 1 (10) |
| BSc/BA or equivalent | 2 (20) |
| MSc/Postgraduate diplomas or equivalent | 4 (40) |
AS, Advanced Subsidiary; BA, Bachelor of Arts; BSc, Bachelor of Science; BTEC, Business and Technology Education Council; CMV, cytomegalovirus; GCSE, General Certificate of Secondary Education; MSc, Master of Science; PGCert, postgraduate certificate; PGDip, postgraduate diploma.