Table 1.
Caregiver and Child Characteristics, Overall and Stratified by Preference Group
| Overall Sample (N=184) N(%) |
Short-Term Outcomes- Oriented (n=72) N(%) |
Long-Term Outcomes- Oriented (n=68) N(%) |
Side Effects/ Safety-Oriented (n=44) N(%) |
p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | White | 125 (67.9) | 50 (69.4) | 43 (63.2) | 32 (72.7) | 0.6287 |
| Black | 46 (25.0) | 17 (23.6) | 21 (30.9) | 8 (17.4) | ||
| Hispanic | 12 (6.5) | 4 (5.6) | 4 (5.9) | 4 (9.1) | ||
| Other | 1 (0.5) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Age | 27–40 | 88 (47.8) | 35 (48.6) | 35 (51.5) | 18 (40.9) | 0.1443 |
| 41–50 | 73 (39.7) | 26 (31.1) | 23 (33.8) | 24 (54.6) | ||
| 51–70 | 23 (12.5) | 11 (15.3) | 10 (14.7) | 2 (5.6) | ||
| Relationship to Child | Mother | 155 (84.2) | 62 (86.1) | 54 (79.4) | 39 (88.6) | 0.6135 |
| Father | 8 (4.4) | 3 (4.2) | 3 (4.4) | 2 (4.6) | ||
| Other | 21 (11.4) | 7 (9.7) | 11 (16.2) | 3 (6.8) | ||
| Marital Status | Married | 119 (64.7) | 46 (63.9) | 44 (64.7) | 29 (65.9) | 0.4029 |
| Divorced/Widowed | 37 (20.1) | 18 (25.0) | 10 (14.7) | 9 (20.5) | ||
| Never Married | 23 (15.2) | 8 (11.1) | 14 (20.6) | 6 (13.6) | ||
| Education | ≤High School | 44 (23.9) | 14 (19.4) | 20 (29.4) | 10 (22.7) | 0.5651 |
| College | 80 (43.5) | 35 (48.6) | 28 (41.2) | 17 (38.6) | ||
| Postgraduate | 60 (32.6) | 23 (31.9) | 20 (29.4) | 17 (38.6) | ||
| Annual Household | ≤$25,000 | 32 (17.4) | 12 (16.7) | 13 (19.1) | 7 (15.9) | 0.8622 |
| Income | $26,000–$50,000 | 36 (19.6) | 13 (18.1) | 15 (22.1) | 8 (18.2) | |
| $51,000–$75,000 | 32 (17.4) | 15 (20.8) | 8 (11.8) | 9 (20.5) | ||
| ≥$75,000 | 84 (45.7) | 32 (44.4) | 32 (47.1) | 20 (45.5) | ||
| Type of Insurance | Private | 101 (54.9) | 42 (58.3) | 29 (42.7) | 30 (68.2) | 0.0224* |
| Public | 83 (45.1) | 30 (41.7) | 39 (57.4) | 14 (31.8) | ||
| Child’s Age | <10 | 92 (50.5) | 27 (37.5) | 39 (58.2) | 26 (60.5) | 0.0168* |
| 10+ | 90 (49.5) | 45 (62.5) | 28 (41.8) | 17 (39.5) | ||
| Child’s | Male | 130 (70.7) | 51 (70.8) | 47 (69.1) | 32 (72.7) | 0.5534 |
| Female | 48 (26.0) | 19 (26.4) | 17 (25.0) | 12 (27.3) | ||
| Missing | 6 (3.3) | 2 (2.8) | 4 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Current Use of ADHD | Yes | 149 (81.0) | 64 (88.9) | 60 (88.2) | 25 (56.8) | <0.0001* |
| Medication | No | 35 (19.0) | 8 (11.1) | 8 (11.8) | 19 (43.2) | |
| Stimulant Medication | Yes | 133 (75.0) | 58 (80.6) | 56 (82.3) | 24 (55.6) | 0.0015* |
| No | 46 (25.0) | 14 (19.4) | 12 (17.7) | 20 (45.4) | ||
| Years Since ADHD Diagnosis | Mean (SE) | 3.7 (0.19) | 4.1 (0.35) | 3.6 (0.30) | 3.2 (0.31) | 0.2096 |
*
Statistically significant (p<0.05)