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Table 1 Sample characteristics of 2005 ADHD diversion study

From: The nonmedical use of prescription ADHD medications: results from a national Internet panel

 

Sample n

Sample Percent

Weighted Percenta

SE

Age

    

   18–25

3,307

76.96

24.19

1.10

   26–49

990

23.04

75.81

1.10

Sex

    

   Male

1,857

43.22

49.46

1.95

   Female

2,440

56.78

50.54

1.95

Race/ethnicity

    

   White, not Hispanic

3,294

76.66

65.59

1.95

   Black, not Hispanic

278

6.47

12.28

1.23

   Other, not Hispanic

354

8.24

6.75

1.04

   Hispanic

371

8.63

15.37

1.69

Education

    

   Some high school

399

9.29

16.55

2.24

   High school graduate

952

22.15

31.06

1.70

   Some college

1,966

45.75

26.86

1.43

   College graduate

980

22.81

25.53

1.47

Student status (ages 18–25)

    

   Student

1,646

49.77

39.50

1.58

   Nonstudent

1,661

50.23

60.50

1.58

Insurance

    

   Private/public

3,351

79.26

75.71

2.01

   None

877

20.74

24.29

2.01

ADHD status

    

   No lifetime diagnosis

4,069

94.69

96.85

0.40

   Lifetime diagnosis, no medications in past year

134

3.12

1.67

0.28

   Medications in past yearb

90

2.09

1.41

0.28

  1. ADHD = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
  2. a Weighted to the U.S. population of noninstitutionalized civilian adults aged 18–49.
  3. b Excludes four respondents who reported fabricating symptoms or obtaining medications from a doctor "who didn't ask too many questions" in the past year.