Table 4.

ADHD information source preferences for adolescents and parents, by adolescent's ADHD risk status

Source type	Adolescents					Parents
	ADHD/Risk		Low Risk Match			ADHD/Risk		Low Risk Match
	Number	%	Number	%	X 2	Number	%	Number	%	X 2
Health Professional
Doctor	52	26.8%	31	19.3%	[2.80]	83	39.7%	53	32.1%	[2.30]
MH Professional	7	3.6%	4	2.5%	[0.37]	28	13.4%	13	7.9%	[2.88]
Hospital/clinic	1	0.5%	2	1.2%	[0.55]	10	4.8%	1	0.6%	[5.64] *
Public Health Dpt.	2	1.0%	0	0.0%	[1.67]	2	1.0%	0	0.0%	[1.59]
Social Network
Relatives	14	7.2%	8	5.0%	[0.76]	0	0.0%	2	1.2%	[2.55]
Friends	3	1.6%	8	5.0%	[3.43]	2	1.0%	3	1.8%	[0.52]
Written
Library	17	8.8%	14	8.7%	[0.00]	27	12.9%	15	9.1%	[1.36]
Medical Journal	1	0.5%	1	0.6%	[0.02]	10	4.8%	12	7.3%	[1.03]
Newspaper/Magazine	5	2.6%	3	1.9%	[0.20]	5	2.4%	4	2.4%	[0.00]
Brochure	0	0.0%	2	1.2%	[2.42]	2	1.0%	5	3.0%	[2.16]
Other
Teacher/School	16	8.3%	14	8.7%	[0.02]	9	4.3%	2	1.2%	[3.09]
Internet	99	51.0%	100	62.1%	[4.39] *	103	49.3%	93	56.4%	[1.85]
Church	0		0			0	0.0%	1	0.6%	[1.27]
TV	2	1.0%	2	1.2%	[0.04]	5	2.4%	3	1.8%	[0.15]

Note: ADHD = attention deficit/hyperativity disorder; bolded entries indicate statistically significant findings;

^*p <.05;

^**p <.01;

^***p <.001