Sample (N = 456)

ADHD Positive (n = 31)

ADHD Negative (n = 425)

Study level

Higher

130 (28.5%)

9 (29.0%)

121 (28.5%)

Secondary

224 (49.1%)

19 (61.2%)

205 (48.2%)

Primary

55 (12.1%)

2 (6.4%)

53 (12.5%)

Out of school

47 (10.3%)

1 (3.2%)

46 (10.8%)

School failure

Yes

307 (67.3%)

24 (77.4%)

283 (66.6%)

No

149 (32.7%)

7 (22.5%)

142 (33.4%)

Frequency of school failure

Once

149 (48.5%)

3 (9.6%)

146 (57.0%)

More than once

111 (36.1%)

1 (3.2%)

110 (43.0%)

Number of jobs obtained

0

234 (51.3%)

4 (80.0%)

230 (51.0%)

1

164 (36.0%)

1 (20.0%)

163 (36.1%)

2

38 (8.3%)

0 (0.0%)

38 (8.4%)

3

8 (1.8%)

0 (0.0%)

8 (1.8%)

4

6 (1.3%)

0 (0.0%)

6 (1.3%)

5

5 (1.1%)

0 (0.0%)

5 (1.1%)

10

1 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

Redundancies

Yes

15 (3.3%)

2 (6.4%)

13 (3.1%)

No

441 (96.7%)

29 (93.6%)

412 (96.9%)

Frequency of layoffs

Once

13 (86.7%)

1 (50.0%)

12 (92.3%)

More than once

2 (13.3%)

1 (50.0%)

1 (7.7%)