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Characteristics of Study Participants: Demographics, Perceived Parental Practices and Behavioral Outcomes
Demographics | |||
Age (mean, SD) | 15.7 (0.76) | 15.8 (0.77) | 15.6 (0.74) |
Age (% ≤ 15 years) | 38.3 | 34.2 | 42.4* |
Gender (% female) | 50.1 | n/a | n/a |
Race (%) | |||
Caucasian | 40.8 | 42.0 | 39.5 |
African-American | 36.0 | 33.6 | 38.3 |
Hispanic | 20.5 | 20.3 | 20.7 |
Other | 2.7 | 4.1 | 1.4 |
Parent’s education (%) | |||
Both parents ≤ high school | 50.0 | 48.1 | 51.9 |
1 or more parents > high school | 40.0 | 39.1 | 40.9 |
Don’t know | 10.0 | 12.8 | 7.2 |
Parents/guardians in household | |||
Living with two parents (%) | 53.5 | 53.0 | 53.9 |
Census tract data (%) | |||
In poverty census tracta | 49.7 | 50.3 | 49.1 |
In high poverty census tractb | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
Parental variables | |||
Monitoring (0–4) (mean, SD) | 3.11 (0.86) | 2.77 (0.91) | 3.45 (0.66)*** |
Range (%) | |||
0–1 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
> 1–2 | 12.5 | 20.0 | 5.2 |
> 2–3 | 25.8 | 34.7 | 17.0 |
> 3–4 | 58.7 | 40.2 | 76.9 |
Negotiated unsupervised time (mean, SD) | 2.21 (1.00) | 2.44 (0.98) | 1.98 (0.96)*** |
Range (%) | |||
0–1 | 15.7 | 10.6 | 20.7 |
> 1–2 | 29.9 | 26.6 | 33.2 |
> 2–3 | 35.8 | 36.5 | 35.0 |
> 3–4 | 18.6 | 26.3 | 11.1 |
Parental trust (mean, SD) | 3.09 (0.84) | 3.07 (0.84) | 3.11 (0.84) |
Range (%) | |||
0–1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 2.9 |
> 1–2 | 13.8 | 11.8 | 15.7 |
> 2–3 | 40.8 | 45.1 | 36.4 |
> 3–4 | 41.8 | 38.6 | 44.9 |
Behavioral outcomes | |||
Sexual behavior (%) | |||
Ever had sex | 51.2 | 51.9 | 50.4 |
Recent sexual activity | 35.1 | 34.2 | 36.0 |
Consistent condom usec | 49.8 | 53.9 | 46.0 |
Carry protection | 50.1 | 57.0 | 43.0*** |
No condom, no sex | 33.9 | 36.0 | 32.0 |
Had STDd | 19.9 | 23.1 | 16.6 |
Intentions to have sex in next 3 months | 45.8 | 54.0 | 37.9*** |
Substance use (%) | |||
Use alcohole | 17.2 | 20.0 | 13.8* |
Use tobaccof | 26.2 | 24.1 | 27.7 |
Use marijuanag | 25.6 | 26.7 | 23.6 |