Table 3.
Under-reporting and recanting delinquency by ADHD group
| Item | Under-reporting (compared to parent) |
Recanting (compared to year prior) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADHD % | Comp % | Χ2 | OR | ADHD % | Comp % | Χ2 | OR | |
| Ran away | 4.3 | 1.4 | 3.42 | 3.12 | 8.6 | 2.6 | 7.37 | 3.62 |
| Skipped class | 10.0 | 2.4 | 11.20* | 4.55 | 18.0 | 8.2 | 9.23* | 2.48 |
| Lied about age | 9.7 | 7.7 | .64 | 1.30 | 13.6 | 8.7 | 2.67 | 1.66 |
| Vandalism | 17.7 | 3.3 | 24.41* | 6.22 | 11.7 | 6.6 | 3.30 | 1.86 |
| Rowdy in public | 15.4 | 4.8 | 14.09* | 3.62 | 12.8 | 11.2 | .26 | 1.16 |
| Panhandling | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6.40 | 1.03 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 4.83 | 2.94 |
| Avoids payment | 7.4 | 5.7 | .52 | 1.30 | 7.2 | 11.7 | 2.79 | .58 |
| Breaking and entering | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.32 | 2.13 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 3.76 | 2.89 |
| Stole < $5 | 11.7 | 6.2 | 4.33 | 2.00 | 14.3 | 10.2 | 1.75 | 1.47 |
| Stole $5–$50 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 9.18* | 4.05 | 7.9 | 4.6 | 2.06 | 1.79 |
| Stole $50–$100 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 3.66 | 3.95 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 2.73 | 3.41 |
| Stole > $100 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 5.24 | 3.88 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 8.28 | 4.34 |
| Shoplifting | 10.0 | 3.3 | 8.14 | 3.22 | 12.8 | 10.2 | .75 | 1.30 |
| Dealing stolen goods | 3.0 | 1.9 | .59 | 1.59 | 4.9 | 4.6 | .03 | 1.08 |
| Joyriding | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.32 | 2.13 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 1.45 | 1.74 |
| Swindling | 1.0 | 1.0 | .00 | 1.05 | 2.7 | 2.0 | .19 | 1.31 |
| Drunk in public | 4.7 | 1.0 | 5.60 | 5.08 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 8.09 | 3.80 |
| Sold marijuana | 1.7 | 1.4 | .05 | 1.17 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 2.27 | 2.06 |
| Attack with a weapon | 2.7 | 0.0 | 5.68 | 1.03 | 4.6 | .5 | 6.70 | 9.32 |
| Hit to injure | 13.4 | 6.2 | 6.75 | 2.33 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 0.00 | .99 |
| Throw objects at people | 4.3 | .5 | 6.87 | 9.46 | 6.8 | .5 | 11.30* | 14.27 |
| Hidden weapon | 7.0 | 2.4 | 5.43 | 3.09 | 11.3 | 3.6 | 9.17* | 3.45 |
| Policy custody | 10.7 | 5.7 | 3.83 | 1.97 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 11.68* | 6.45 |
Note. % represents the proportion of participants in each group that denied item endorsed by parents.
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