Table 2.
Differences in family income and behavioral functioning by employment/day activity category
| College/university (1) M (SD) or % | Competitive employment (2) M (SD) or % | Supported employment (3) M (SD) or % | Adult day services (4) M (SD) or % | No regular activities (5) M (SD) or % | F-test or chi- square | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family incomea | 9.67 (3.32) | 8.00 (5.29) | 11.00 (2.98) | 7.53 (3.78) | 9.71 (3.15) | 2.00 |
| Autism symptoms | 8.78 (3.80) | 7.33 (5.86) | 14.88 (3.83) | 15.91 (3.60) | 11.71 (6.45) | 7.89** |
| 1,2 vs. 3,4 | ||||||
| 4 vs. 5 | ||||||
| Maladaptive behaviors | 104.33 (3.94) | 103.33 (4.93) | 108.25 (8.43) | 114.67 (10.72) | 110.00 (7.90) | 3.16* |
| 1,2 vs. 4 | ||||||
| Functional independence | 15.22 (2.17) | 13.67 (4.62) | 9.63 (4.98) | 5.66 (3.18) | 10.86 (4.53) | 16.18** |
| 1 vs. 3,5 | ||||||
| 1,2,3,5 vs. 4 | ||||||
| % with a comorbid psychiatric diagnoses | 33.3% | 66.7% | 62.5% | 51.4% | 85.7% | 4.90 |
Note. F-tests were conducted to examine group differences for all variables except for comorbid psychiatric diagnoses, which used a chi-square. The numbers below the test statistic indicate the groups that were significantly different from each other [i.e., for maladaptive behaviors, those young adults in college/university (1) or competitively employed (2) had significantly fewer behaviors compared to young adults receiving adult day services (4)]
Family income categories ranged from 1 = less than $10,000/year to 14 = $160,000/year or more. A code of 8 (Mean for Competitive Employment group) corresponded to an annual income of $70,000 to $79,999. A code of 11 (Mean for Supported Employment) corresponded to an annual income of $100,000 to $119,999
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