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Variable No Stealing (n = 3,373, 84.11%) Nonkleptomania Stealing (n = 608, 15.16%) Kleptomania (n = 29, 0.72%) χ2 p n % n % n % Gender Male 1,477 81.06 331 18.17 14 0.77 25.67 <0.0001 Female 1,863 86.93 267 12.46 13 0.61 African American Yes 307 78.52 81 20.72 3 0.77 10.44 0.0054 No 3,066 84.72 527 14.56 26 0.72 White Yes 2,609 85.07 437 14.25 21 0.68 8.85 0.012 No 764 81.02 171 18.13 8 0.85 Asian Yes 120 76.92 33 21.15 3 1.92 8.07 0.0177 No 3,253 84.41 575 14.92 26 0.67 Other race Yes 468 81.11 105 18.2 4 0.69 4.83 0.0895 No 2,905 84.62 503 14.65 25 0.73 Hispanic Yes 2,849 74.29 130 24.76 5 0.95 43.06 <0.0001 No 390 85.53 459 13.78 23 0.69 Grade 9th 1,008 81.49 218 17.62 11 0.89 10.5 0.105 10th 934 84.68 162 14.69 7 0.63 11th 899 85.21 149 14.21 7 0.66 12th 523 86.59 77 12.75 4 0.66 Family structure One parent 725 79.67 175 19.23 10 1.1 47.67 <0.0001 Two parents 2,470 86.64 366 12.84 15 0.53 Other 144 73.1 49 24.87 4 2.03 * Cells may not sum to these totals due to missing data; n, number of respondents in each category; %, weighted percentages.
Nonkleptomania Stealing (n = 608) Kleptomania (n = 29) χ2 p n % n % Frequency of stealing in a typical week <7 times 458 75.33 15 51.72 14.11 0.0028 7–14 times 46 7.57 3 10.34 15+ times 104 17.11 11 37.93 Ever tried to cut back?* 195 32.07 29 100 56.02 <0.0001 Family expressed concern 109 17.93 23 79.31 63.48 <0.0001 Missed activities to steal? 66 10.87 17 58.62 55.61 <0.0001 Do you think you have a problem? 80 13.2 28 96.55 136.22 <0.0001 Experienced an irresistible urge to steal?* 136 22.37 29 100 86.91 <0.0001 Experienced growing tension relieved only by stealing?* 55 9.05 29 100 200.02 <0.0001 Total number of items endorsed 0 288 47.37 0 0 448.26 <0.0001 1 136 22.37 0 0 2 88 14.47 0 0 3 62 10.2 1 3.45 4 27 4.44 4 13.79 5 7 1.15 8 27.59 6 0 0 16 55.17 * These were required for the respondent to be included in the kleptomania group; n, number of respondents in each category; %, indicate weighted percentages.
Variable No Stealing (n = 3,373, 84.11%) Nonkleptomania Stealing (n = 608, 15.16%) Kleptomania (n = 29, 0.72%) χ2 p n % n % n % Grade average A's and B's 2,061 88.87 245 10.56 13 0.56 118.66 <0.0001 C's 919 79.91 224 19.48 7 0.61 D's and F's 306 70.34 122 28.05 7 1.61 Extracurricular activities Yes 2,607 85.78 194 13.62 11 0.59 26.74 <0.0001 No 766 78.89 414 19.98 18 1.13 Smoking, lifetime Never 2,203 90.66 220 9.05 7 0.29 239.68 <0.0001 Occasionally 745 78.34 197 20.72 9 0.95 Regularly 343 65.71 168 32.18 11 2.11 Marijuana, lifetime Yes 1,065 72.35 386 26.22 21 1.43 249.65 <0.0001 No 2,105 91.6 187 8.14 6 0.26 Sip of alcohol, lifetime Yes 2,724 82.35 556 16.81 28 0.85 39.35 <0.0001 No 468 93.41 32 6.39 1 0.2 Current alcohol frequency Never regular 649 86.53 97 12.93 4 0.53 68.19 <0.0001 Light 575 81.68 122 17.33 7 0.99 Moderate 544 79.3 139 20.26 3 0.44 Heavy 184 64.56 95 33.33 6 2.11 Other drug use, lifetime Yes 154 50.49 140 45.9 11 3.61 297.36 <0.0001 No 2,639 87.62 361 11.99 12 0.4 Caffeine use None 685 87.37 95 12.12 4 0.51 109.23 <0.0001 1–2 drinks per day 1,868 87.74 249 11.7 12 0.56 2+ drinks per day 730 73.59 250 25.2 12 1.21 Sad or hopeless 2+ weeks Yes 620 74.79 197 23.76 12 1.45 74.29 <0.0001 No 2,608 86.88 381 12.69 13 0.43 Serious fights Yes 130 51.18 113 44.49 11 4.33 240.13 <0.0001 No 3,168 86.37 484 13.2 16 0.44 Carry a weapon Yes 441 60.58 272 37.36 15 2.06 377.43 <0.0001 No 2,871 89.61 320 9.99 13 0.41 * Cells may not sum to these totals due to missing data; n, actual number of respondents in each category; %, weighted percentages.
Variable Nonkleptomania Stealing vs. Nonstealers Kleptomania vs. Nonstealers Kleptomania vs. Nonkleptomania Stealers OR p OR p OR p Grade average (re: A's and B's) C's 1.801 <.0001 1.201 0.7016 0.67 0.4034 D's and F's 2.903 <0.0001 3.038 0.0303 1.04 0.9309 Extra-curricular activities (ref: No) Yes 0.649 <0.0001 0.476 0.0665 0.74 0.4514 Smoking, lifetime (ref: never) Occasionally 3.02 <0.0001 3.99 0.0085 1.33 0.5974 Regularly 5.44 <0.0001 12.95 <0.0001 2.38 0.0899 Marijuana, lifetime (ref: No) Yes 4.73 <0.0001 7.84 <0.0001 1.67 0.3075 Sip of alcohol, lifetime (ref:No) Yes 3.54 <0.0001 5.35 0.1032 1.52 0.6916 Current alcohol frequency (ref: Never regular) Light 1.48 0.0115 2.2 0.2162 1.49 0.5404 Moderate 2.01 <0.0001 0.713 0.699 0.36 0.242 Heavy 4.05 <0.0001 7.67 0.0027 1.89 0.3547 Other drug use, lifetime (ref: No) Yes 6.43 <0.0001 15.74 <0.0001 2.44 0.0499 Caffeine use (ref: None) 1–2 drinks per day 0.969 0.8142 0.944 0.9228 1.02 0.9661 2+ drinks per day 2.38 <0.0001 2.44 0.1313 0.97 0.9701 Sad or hopeless 2+ weeks (ref: No) Yes 2.25 <0.0001 3.80 0.0016 1.69 0.2228 Serious fights (ref: No) Yes 4.77 <0.0001 14.6 <0.0001 3.03 0.0098 Carry a weapon (ref: No) Yes 5.17 <0.0001 7.89 <0.0001 1.52 0.3266 Models are adjusted for gender, grade, and race/ethnicity.
