Table 3.
Background characteristics of self-reporting adults with autism categorized according to their autism terminology preference.
| Characteristic | Autism terminology preference | F/χ2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person-first (n = 701) |
Identity-first (n = 233) |
Other (n = 92) |
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| Age, M (SD) | 45.59 (13.72) | 42.51 (13.68) | 44.00 (13.25) | 5.60* |
| Autism traits (AQ), M (SD) | 83.39 (10.88) | 85.32 (10.95) | 81.65 (10.51) | 4.42* |
| Gender | 9.56* | |||
| Men (n = 435) | 44.5% | 36.9% | 40.2% | |
| Women (n = 582) | 55.1% | 60.9% | 58.7% | |
| Other (n = 9) | 0.4% | 2.1% | 1.1% | |
| IQ | 21.83*** | |||
| 85 or lower (n = 27) | 2.3% | 3.0% | 4.4% | |
| 86–115 (n = 273) | 31.0% | 19.5% | 13.2% | |
| 116 or higher (n = 719) | 66.7% | 77.5% | 82.4% | |
| Educational degree | 10.24* | |||
| Low (n = 117) | 12.8% | 13.8% | 7.4% | |
| Middle (n = 345) | 37.4% | 40.0% | 25.9% | |
| High (n = 471) | 49.8% | 46.2% | 66.7% | |
SD: standard deviation.
*
p < .05, ***p < .001.