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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Ment Health Policy Econ. 2009 Sep;12(3):119–138.

Table 8.

Association between Retrospective Ratings of ADHD Symptoms and Convictions

Outcome Convicted Convicted Convicted Convicted
Specification Sub Types Any ADHD Any ADHD Any ADHD
Specification Baseline Baseline Random Effects Fixed Effects
Male 0.017*** 0.017*** 0.011** 0.000
(0.012 – 0.022) (0.012 – 0.022) (0.000 – 0.023) (−0.002 – 0.003)
Black 0.004* 0.004*
(−0.000 – 0.009) (−0.000 – 0.009)
Hispanic 0.002 0.002
(−0.003 – 0.007) (−0.003 – 0.007)
Income −0.000 −0.000
(−0.000 – 0.000) (−0.000 – 0.000)
Age −0.001** −0.001** −0.000 −0.000
(−0.002 – −0.000) (−0.002 – −0.000) (−0.001 – 0.000) (−0.000 – 0.000)
Mom Education 0.000 0.000
(−0.000 – 0.001) (−0.000 – 0.001)
Intact Family −0.005*** −0.005***
(−0.008 – −0.002) (−0.008 – −0.002)
Inattentive ADHD 0.002
(−0.006 – 0.010)
Hyper ADHD 0.009
(−0.003 – 0.020)
Combined ADHD 0.008
(−0.005 – 0.020)
ADHD ANY 0.005* 0.008 0.000
(−0.001 – 0.011) (−0.002 – 0.017) (−0.002 – 0.002)
Years of Schooling −0.002*** −0.002*** −0.001* −0.000
(−0.003 – −0.001) (−0.003 – −0.001) (−0.003 – 0.000) (−0.001 – 0.001)
PVT Test Score 0.000** 0.000** −0.000 −0.000
(0.000 – 0.000) (0.000 – 0.000) (−0.000 – 0.000) (−0.000 – 0.000)
GPA −0.003** −0.003** −0.001 −0.000
(−0.006 – −0.001) (−0.006 – −0.001) (−0.003 – 0.001) (−0.000 – 0.000)
% in Poverty −0.001 −0.001
(−0.002 – 0.000) (−0.002 – 0.000)
% Black −0.000 −0.000
(−0.000 – 0.000) (−0.000 – 0.000)
Unemployment Rate −0.000 −0.000
(−0.002 – 0.001) (−0.002 – 0.001)
% Without Diploma −0.000 −0.000
(−0.001 – 0.000) (−0.001 – 0.000)
Juvenile Serious Crimes 0.001* 0.001*
(−0.000 – 0.003) (−0.000 – 0.003)
Total Serious Crimes −0.000 −0.000
(−0.000 – 0.000) (−0.000 – 0.000)
Observations 12723 12730 3631 146
1789 69

Robust 95% confidence intervals in parentheses, +10%,

*

5%,

**

1%.

Longitudinal sample weights used. Additional Controls: Whether in school during Wave III, and median and standard deviation of community level household income