Table 1.
Demographic Data
Autism group
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Control group
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Variable | M | SD | M | SD | t | df | p |
Age in years | 11.68 | 2.46 | 12.16 | 2.19 | 0.89 | 74 | .38 |
Years of education | 5.90 | 2.48 | 5.90 | 2.06 | 0.01 | 58 | .99 |
SESa | 2.88 | 1.37 | 3.36 | 0.86 | 1.65 | 57 | .11 |
VIQ | 106.42 | 15.97 | 107.34 | 8.09 | 0.32 | 74 | .75 |
PIQ | 100.55 | 14.19 | 105.95 | 10.43 | 1.89 | 74 | .06 |
FIQ | 103.82 | 14.29 | 107.18 | 9.37 | 1.22 | 74 | .23 |
Note. SES = socioeconomic status; VIQ = Verbal IQ scores; PIQ = Performance IQ scores; FIQ = Full-Scale IQ scores.
Mean is between business managers and administrative personnel range.