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

Table 4 Regression coefficients for social behaviour and numbers-and-patterns sub-traits

Dependent variable		Social behaviour			Patterns-and-numbers			R ² _adj
Dependent variable	Study	B	95% CI	p	B	95% CI	p
Adjusted household income	3	− 0.120	− 0.200, − 0.040	.003	0.030	− 0.050, 0.110	.462	.019
	4	− 0.153	− 0.197, − 0.109	< .001	0.023	− 0.021, 0.068	.301	.046
	5	− 0.096	− 0.158, − 0.035	.002	− 0.002	− 0.063, 0.060	.955	.013
Personal income	4	− 0.194	− 0.260, − 0.128	< .001	0.074	0.008, 0.140	.029	.039
Personal income	5	− 0.191	− 0.278, − 0.105	< .001	0.052	− 0.035, 0.138	.243	.032
SSS	3	− 0.328	− 0.488, − 0.168	< .001	0.113	− 0.046, 0.273	.164	.042
SSS	4	− 0.481	− 0.588, − 0.374	< .001	0.120	0.013, 0.226	.028	.082

Predictors were standardized and entered simultaneously
SSS subjective socioeconomic status, R ² _adj adjusted R-squared for the regression model

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