Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample by group (autistic, non-autistic) and gender (male, female, NBT). Ethnicity, education level, and employment are whole-sample values
From: The Friendship Questionnaire, autism, and gender differences: a study revisited
| Â | Autistic (n = 532) | Non-autistic (n = 391) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 72) | Female (n = 317) | NBT (n = 143) | Male (n = 54) | Female (n = 327) | NBT (n = 18) | |
Age | ||||||
 Range, M (SD) | 18.09–71.42, 36.04 (14.37) | 18.12–71.53, 35.18 (11.22) | 18.10–57.00, 28.85 (8.00) | 18.95–65.98, 33.08 (10.97) | 18.15–81.29, 31.79 (10.54) | 18.29–57.24, 30.24 (9.39) |
AQ score | ||||||
 Range, M (SD) | 6–28, 20.61 (4.21) | 3–27, 21.13 (3.91) | 9–27, 21.22 (3.34) | 1–20, 10.33 (4.88) | 0–20, 8.74 (5.28) | 0–20, 12.67 (6.48) |
Ethnicity | ||||||
 White |  | 393 (74.01%) |  |  | 307 (76.94%) |  |
 Asian |  | 10 (1.88%) |  |  | 25 (6.26%) |  |
 Black |  | 4 (0.75%) |  |  | 4 (1.01%) |  |
 Latinx |  | 5 (0.94%) |  |  | 2 (0.50%) |  |
 Mixed |  | 29 (5.46%) |  |  | 13 (3.26%) |  |
 No answer |  | 90 (16.95%) |  |  | 50 (12.52%) |  |
Education level | ||||||
 None |  | 23 (4.33%) |  |  | 2 (0.50%) |  |
 GCSE |  | 20 (3.76%) |  |  | 5 (1.25%) |  |
 A-level |  | 83 (15.63%) |  |  | 35 (8.77%) |  |
 Diploma |  | 62 (11.67%) |  |  | 15 (3.76%) |  |
 Bachelors |  | 205 (38.61%) |  |  | 170 (42.61%) |  |
 Masters |  | 111 (20.90%) |  |  | 133 (33.33%) |  |
 PhD |  | 24 (4.52%) |  |  | 37 (9.27%) |  |
 No answer |  | 3 (0.56%) |  |  | 2 (0.50%) |  |
Employment | ||||||
 Full-time |  | 135 (25.42%) |  |  | 210 (52.63%) |  |
 Part-time |  | 67 (12.62%) |  |  | 36 (9.02%) |  |
 Student |  | 109 (20.53%) |  |  | 108 (27.07%) |  |
 Self-employed |  | 57 (10.73%) |  |  | 17 (4.26%) |  |
 Unemployed |  | 101 (19.02%) |  |  | 14 (3.51%) |  |
 Retired |  | 11 (2.07%) |  |  | 4 (1.01%) |  |
 Other |  | 48 (0.87%) |  |  | 10 (2.50%) |  |
 No answer |  | 3 (0.56%) |  |  | 2 (0.50%) |  |