Table 1 |
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Sample characteristics of 2005 ADHD diversion study |
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| Sample n |
Sample Percent |
Weighted Percenta |
SE |
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| Age |
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| 18–25 |
3,307 |
76.96 |
24.19 |
1.10 |
| 26–49 |
990 |
23.04 |
75.81 |
1.10 |
| Sex |
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| Male |
1,857 |
43.22 |
49.46 |
1.95 |
| Female |
2,440 |
56.78 |
50.54 |
1.95 |
| Race/ethnicity |
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| White, not Hispanic |
3,294 |
76.66 |
65.59 |
1.95 |
| Black, not Hispanic |
278 |
6.47 |
12.28 |
1.23 |
| Other, not Hispanic |
354 |
8.24 |
6.75 |
1.04 |
| Hispanic |
371 |
8.63 |
15.37 |
1.69 |
| Education |
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| Some high school |
399 |
9.29 |
16.55 |
2.24 |
| High school graduate |
952 |
22.15 |
31.06 |
1.70 |
| Some college |
1,966 |
45.75 |
26.86 |
1.43 |
| College graduate |
980 |
22.81 |
25.53 |
1.47 |
| Student status (ages 18–25) |
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| Student |
1,646 |
49.77 |
39.50 |
1.58 |
| Nonstudent |
1,661 |
50.23 |
60.50 |
1.58 |
| Insurance |
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| Private/public |
3,351 |
79.26 |
75.71 |
2.01 |
| None |
877 |
20.74 |
24.29 |
2.01 |
| ADHD status |
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| No lifetime diagnosis |
4,069 |
94.69 |
96.85 |
0.40 |
| Lifetime diagnosis, no medications in past year |
134 |
3.12 |
1.67 |
0.28 |
| Medications in past yearb |
90 |
2.09 |
1.41 |
0.28 |
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ADHD = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. a Weighted to the U.S. population of noninstitutionalized civilian adults aged 18–49. b Excludes four respondents who reported fabricating symptoms or obtaining medications from a doctor "who didn't ask too many questions" in the past year. |
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Novak et al. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2007 2:32 doi:10.1186/1747-597X-2-32 |
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