Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Total sample | Autistic subsample | Non-autistic subsample | Exploratory subsample | Confirmatory subsample | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (male/female/other gender/not stated) |
832 (300/434/46/52) |
354 (108/179/17/50) |
478 (192/255/29/2) |
402 (139/246/17/0) |
430 (161/188/29/52) |
| Mean age in years (SD) | 36.01 (14.84) |
41.93 (13.55) |
30.24 (13.72) |
37.02 (15.02) |
35.15 (14.21) |
| Age range in years | 16–82 | 18–75 | 16–82 | 16–82 | 16–72 |
| Mean age at autism diagnosis (range) | – | 34.2 (2–66) |
– | 34.47a (2–66) |
33.82a (3–66) |
| Native language = English | 617 | 244 | 373 | 346 | 271 |
| Employed full- or part-time | 308 | 135 | 173 | 182 | 126 |
| Student | 257 | 36 | 221 | 123 | 134 |
| Retired or homemaker | 62 | 43 | 19 | 39 | 23 |
| Unemployed or unable to work | 86 | 64 | 22 | 42 | 44 |
NB: some participants chose not to answer some demographic questions
aValue for autistic participants only