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. 2019 Jan 9;49(5):1899–1911. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-03878-x

Table 1.

Additional participant demographic information

%
Age of diagnosis
 Under 18 21.2
 18–34 42.8
 35–64 36.0
Mental health/additional diagnoses
 Anxiety 51.9
 ADHD 14.5
 Bipolar 3.1
 Depression 50.8
 Obsessive compulsive disorder 7.6
 Post-traumatic stress disorder 9.5
 Social anxiety disorder 23.7
 Tourette’s syndrome 1.9
 Other diagnosis 18.7
Sexual identity
 Heterosexual 58.2
 Gay/lesbian 9.6
 Bisexual 14.9
 Don’t know 6.9
 Other 8.0
 Prefer not to say 2.3
Ethnicity
 White 85.8
 Mixed/multi-ethnic 8.4
 Asian 2.7
 Other 1.9
 Prefer not to say 1.1
Highest level of education
 No qualifications 6.1
 GCSEs or equivalent 10.8
 Apprenticeship 1.1
 2 + A-levels or equivalent 13.0
 Undergraduate degree 28.7
 Masters degree 18.8
 Doctoral degree 6.1
 Other qualifications 10.0
 Prefer not to say 5.4
Employment status
 Employed full-time 29.6
 Employed part-time 10.4
 Self-employed 7.7
 Unemployed 11.9
 Unable to work 10.4
 Retired 1.2
 Student 23.8
 Carer 3.8
 Prefer not to say 1.2