TABLE 1—
Individual, Residential, and Case Characteristics: National Activity Settings and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Study
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 84 (20.69) |
| Male | 322 (79.31) |
| Age, y | |
| 5–6 | 38 (8.80) |
| 7–9 | 162 (37.50) |
| 10–13 | 174 (40.28) |
| 14–18 | 58 (13.43) |
| Household income, $ | |
| < 10 000 | 9 (2.36) |
| 10 000–24 999 | 34 (8.92) |
| 25 000–49 999 | 112 (29.40) |
| 50 000–74 999 | 106 (27.28) |
| ≥ 75 000 | 120 (31.5) |
| Community type | |
| Large city | 54 (13.88) |
| Suburb | 155 (39.85) |
| Medium towna | 62 (15.94) |
| Small town | 56 (14.40) |
| Rural | 62 (15.94) |
| Region | |
| Northeast | 106 (29.44) |
| South | 78 (21.67) |
| West | 82 (22.78) |
| Midwest | 94 (26.11) |
| Diagnosed with hyperactivity | |
| No | 99 (24.38) |
| Yes | 307 (75.62) |
| Case severity | |
| Very mild | 4 (0.99) |
| Mild | 34 (8.40) |
| Average | 119 (29.38) |
| Severe | 176 (43.46) |
| Very severe | 72 (17.78) |
| Comorbid condition | |
| Conduct disorder | 18 (3.98b) |
| Learning disorders | 131 (28.98b) |
| Oppositional defiant disorder | 78 (17.26b) |
| None | 128 (28.32b) |
aDefined as a town with a population between 15 000 and 100 000.
bPercentage of total sample (n = 452) who responded yes. Not all respondents indicated comorbidity status, and some respondents reported more than 1 comorbid condition.