Table 1.
Sample demographic characteristics.
| White | Black | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (n = 2,754) | (n = 1,189) | χ2 | |||
| Child sex (% male) | 3943 | 62.5% | 65.7% | 3.57 | ||
| Diagnostic status (% with ADHD) | 3943 | 43.0% | 45.4% | 1.79 | ||
| M | SD | M | SD | t | ||
| Child age (years) | 3943 | 10.49 | 3.02 | 10.70 | 2.97 | 2.10 |
| CLDQ Reading1 | 3943 | 2.87 | 1.28 | 2.96 | 1.25 | 2.06* |
| CLDQ Math1 | 3943 | 2.92 | 1.22 | 3.11 | 1.22 | 4.48*** |
Note.
p<.001,
p<.05.
CLDQreading and math scores are represented by the mean of informants’ responses to Likert scale items.
ADHD = Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; CLDQ = Colorado Learning Difficulties Questionnaire. Comparisons between groups for categorical variables were conducted using chi-square tests (χ2) and for continuous variables were conducted as independent-samples t-tests.