Table 7.
State, Trait, and Occasion Variance in Hyperactivity and Inattention at Each Time-Point
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| Time-point | State Total | Trait Total | Trait Percentage | Occasion Total | Occasion Percentage (stable, disturbance) | State Total | Trait Total | Trait Percentage | Occasion Total | Occasion Percentage (stable, disturbance) |
| Pre-school | 2.55 | 1.06 | 41% | 1.50 | 59% | 2.23 | 0.96 | 43% | 1.27 | 57% |
| Kindergarten | 2.36 | 1.06 | 45% | 1.31 | 55% (0.5%, 54.8%) | 2.01 | 0.96 | 48% | 1.05 | 52% (3.4%, 48.9%) |
| Grade 1 | 2.36 | 1.06 | 45% | 1.31 | 55% (0.5%, 54.8%) | 2.75 | 0.96 | 35% | 1.80 | 65% (2.0%, 63.2%) |
| Grade 2 | 2.36 | 1.06 | 45% | 1.31 | 55% (0.5%, 54.8%) | 2.99 | 0.96 | 32% | 2.03 | 68% (3.2%, 64.8%) |
| Average | 44% | 56% (0.5%, 54.8%) | 39% | 61% (2.9%, 59.0%) | ||||||
Note. Formulae for variance components are in Appendix B.