Table 2.
Distribution and frequency of individual early deviant behaviors
| Afrikaner population (n=109) |
US population (n=109) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freq. | % | Freq. | % | |
| No. of deviant behaviors | ||||
| None | 34 | 31.19 | 36 | 33.03 |
| Any | 75 | 68.81 | 73 | 66.97 |
| 1 | 39 | 52.00 | 36 | 43.32 |
| 2 | 19 | 25.33 | 25 | 34.25 |
| 3 | 11 | 14.67 | 12 | 16.44 |
| 4 | 1 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 5 | 5 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Type of deviant behavior | ||||
| Social withdrawal | 16 | 14.68 | 26 | 23.85 |
| Extreme aggression | 13 | 11.93 | 13 | 11.93 |
| Odd behavior | 12 | 11.01 | 13 | 11.93 |
| Extreme fears | 32 | 29.36 | 12 | 11.01** |
| Chronic sadness | 12 | 11.01 | 11 | 10.09 |
| Learning disability | 16 | 14.68 | 23 | 21.10 |
| Attentional impairment | 38 | 34.86 | 24 | 22.02* |
*
Fisher’s exact test (two-tailed) P=0.05.
**
Fisher’s exact test (two-tailed) P=0.01.