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Table 1 Participant information

From: Initial evidence that non-clinical autistic traits are associated with lower income

 

Study 1

Study 2

Study 3

Study 4

Study 5

N

183

350

400

979

579

Male

64.5%

60.9%

60.5%

51.4%

46.5%

Gender not given

–

–

0.5%

0.2%

0.9%

Age range and mean

18–64

32.53

(9.91)

19–75

36.52

(11.12)

20–75

37.34

(12.17)

18–79

37.43

(12.09)

19–84

36.80

(11.91)

Net household income

$36,709

($2256)

$41,273

($2139)

$40,257 ($2392)

$60,744

($2337)

$59,689

($2335)

Adjusted household income

–

–

$21,666

($2260)

$29,018

($2051)

$27,827

(2125)

Personal income

–

–

–

$26,641

($2919)

$24,798

($2932)

Others’ income

–

–

–

$32,939

($3785)

$35,950

($3268)

SSS

–

–

4.69 (1.65)

4.91 (1.76)

–

AQ

65.18 (11.73)

66.23 (11.16)

92.15 (16.04)

93.82 (15.22)

66.92 (9.83)

% live alone

–

–

29.75%

22.98%

21.93%

Adults

–

–

1.97 (0.91)

2.15 (1.01)

2.16 (1.04)

Children

–

–

0.42 (0.91)

0.50 (0.92)

0.63 (1.04)

  1. Values in parentheses are standard deviations. AQ refers to scores on the short-form Autism Spectrum Quotient. For income measures, the values are geometric means calculated by exponentiating the arithmetic mean of ln(x + 1) where x is the income in thousands per year; similarly, the income standard deviations are the exponentiated standard deviation of ln(x + 1). Others’ income is the net income of all other members of the household, for those participants who do not live alone (N = 754 and N = 452 for studies 4 and 5, respectively). Studies 3 and 4 used a 6-point response scale for the AQ, which is why the means are much higher than for other studies. % live alone indicates the proportion of participants whose household consists of just one person; adults and children are the mean number of adults (including the participant) and children in the household
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Molecular Autism

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