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Table 1 Background variables at time 1 for intervention (n = 20) and control (n = 20) groups

From: Impact of Working Together for adults with autism spectrum disorder: a multifamily group intervention

 

Intervention

Control

F or chi-squared

Parent variables

 % Female

85

95

1.12

 Educational attainment

  

5.61

  %High school

5

0

 

  %Some college

40

24

 

  %Bachelor’s degree

35

29

 

  %Graduate degree

20

47

 

 Average family income

$75,000

$78,000

0.08

Adult variables

 % Male

65

65

0.42

 Age

M = 21.63 (SD = 2.73)

M = 21.94 (SD = 3.26)

0.09

 % Non-Hispanic White

79

94

0.20

 % Receiving Medicaid

45

40

.10

 Number of type of behavior problems

M = 3.65 (SD = 1.81)

M = 3.55 (SD = 1.73)

0.03

 Autism symptoms

30.05 (4.47)

29.26 (5.30)

.24

 Daily living skills

M = 25.47 (SD = 4.85)

M = 24.73 (SD = 3.54)

0.30

 IQ

M = 106.79 (SD = 12.90)

M = 110.65 (SD = 16.82)

.64