Table 3.

Characteristics of participating significant others (n = 40)

Age	M = 48.48, SD = 15.00
	Range: 20–73
Sex	16 males (40 %)
Employment	Full-time work or studying: 30 (75 %)
	Part-time work: 2 (5 %)
	Retired: 5 (12.50 %)
	Unemployed: 1 (2.50 %)
	Long-term sick leave or disability pension: 2 (5.00 %)
Education	University: 18 (45 %)
	Upper secondary: 16 (40 %)
	Nine-year compulsory school or less: 5 (12.50 %)
	Other: 1 (2.50 %)
Relation to the participant with ADHD	Partner: 19 (47.50 %)
	Parent: 18 (45 %)
	(Grown-up) child: 2 (5 %)
	Close friend: 1 (2.50 %)
Living in the same household as the participant with ADHD	Yes: 31 (77.50 %)
Involved in the diagnostic assessment of the participants with ADHD	Yes: 30 (75 %)
Member of any ADHD interest organization or advocacy group	Yes: 3 (7.50 %)