Table 2.
Association between Retrospective Ratings of ADHD Symptoms and Any Adult Criminal Activity
| Outcome | Any Crime | Any Crime | Any Crime | Any Crime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specification | Sub Types | Any ADHD | Any ADHD | Any ADHD |
| Specification | Baseline | Baseline | Random Effects | Fixed Effects |
| Male | 0.170*** | 0.170*** | 0.142*** | 0.134 |
| (0.150 – 0.189) | (0.151 – 0.189) | (0.117 – 0.168) | (−0.103 – 0.372) | |
| Black | 0.033** | 0.034** | ||
| (0.003 – 0.063) | (0.004 – 0.064) | |||
| Hispanic | −0.006 | −0.006 | ||
| (−0.036 – 0.024) | (−0.036 – 0.024) | |||
| Income | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| (−0.000 – 0.000) | (−0.000 – 0.000) | |||
| Age | −0.011*** | −0.011*** | −0.011*** | −0.006 |
| (−0.017 – −0.006) | (−0.017 – −0.006) | (−0.018 – −0.005) | (−0.015 – 0.003) | |
| Mom Education | 0.010*** | 0.010*** | ||
| (0.005 – 0.014) | (0.005 – 0.014) | |||
| Intact Family | −0.034*** | −0.034*** | ||
| (−0.056 – −0.012) | (−0.056 – −0.012) | |||
| Inattentive ADHD | 0.065** | |||
| (0.003 – 0.128) | ||||
| Hyper ADHD | 0.110*** | |||
| (0.037 – 0.183) | ||||
| Combined ADHD | 0.051* | |||
| (−0.008 – 0.110) | ||||
| ADHD ANY | 0.072*** | 0.107*** | 0.129 | |
| (0.035 – 0.109) | (0.055 – 0.159) | (−0.082 – 0.340) | ||
| Years of Schooling | −0.010*** | −0.010*** | −0.013*** | −0.011 |
| (−0.017 – −0.004) | (−0.016 – −0.004) | (−0.020 – −0.006) | (−0.032 – 0.010) | |
| PVT Test Score | 0.001*** | 0.001*** | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| (0.001 – 0.002) | (0.001 – 0.002) | (−0.000 – 0.002) | (−0.002 – 0.002) | |
| GPA | −0.039*** | −0.039*** | −0.016* | −0.021 |
| (−0.056 – −0.022) | (−0.056 – −0.022) | (−0.031 – 0.000) | (−0.065 – 0.022) | |
| % in Poverty | −0.005** | −0.005** | ||
| (−0.010 – −0.000) | (−0.010 – −0.000) | |||
| Unemployment Rate | 0.007* | 0.007* | ||
| (−0.001 – 0.015) | (−0.001 – 0.016) | |||
| % Without Diploma | 0.001 | 0.001 | ||
| (−0.001 – 0.003) | (−0.001 – 0.003) | |||
| Juvenile Serious Crimes | 0.012*** | 0.012*** | ||
| (0.004 – 0.021) | (0.004 – 0.021) | |||
| Total Serious Crimes | −0.000 | −0.000 | ||
| (−0.001 – 0.001) | (−0.001 – 0.001) | |||
| Observations | 12730 | 12737 | 3638 | 943 |
| Families | 1792 | 449 |
Robust 95% confidence intervals in parentheses, +10%,
5%,
1%.
Longitudinal sample weights used. Additional Controls: Whether in school during Wave III, proportion black in community, median and standard deviation of community level household income