Characteristic | Full sample | Miami | Los Angeles |
---|---|---|---|
| |||
Sample Size | 304 | 108 (36%) | 196 (64%) |
Sex | |||
Female | 185 (61%) | 64 (59%) | 121 (62%) |
Male | 118 (39%) | 44 (41%) | 74 (38%) |
Age (Mean, SD) | 15.3 (0.76) | 15.4 (0.75) | 15.2 (0.76) |
Nativity | |||
Non-US born | 63 (21%) | 11 (6%) | 52 (48%) |
US-born | 241 (79%) | 185 (94%) | 56 (52%) |
Mother’s nativity | |||
Non-US born mother | 239 (79%) | 146 (74%) | 93 (87%) |
US-born mother | 64 (21%) | 50 (26%) | 14 (13%) |
Familial nativity | |||
Mexico | 146 (58%) | 2 (2%) | 144 (91%) |
Cuba | 62 (25%) | 62 (66%) | 0 (0%) |
Central American | 31 (12%) | 16 (17%) | 15 (9%) |
South American | 12 (5%) | 12 (13%) | 0 (0%) |
School year | |||
9th | 56 (18%) | 27 (25%) | 29 (15%) |
10th | 154 (51%) | 58 (54%) | 96 (49%) |
11th | 92 (30%) | 21 (19%) | 71 (36%) |
12th | 2 (1%) | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
Household size | 5.0 (1.8) | 4.1 (1.4) | 5.4 (1.8) |
Mother education level | |||
Less than high school | 110 (36%) | 99 (51%) | 11 (10%) |
Graduated from high school | 67 (22%) | 46 (24%) | 21 (19%) |
Some college | 68 (23%) | 37 (19%) | 31 (29%) |
Graduated from college | 55 (18%) | 12 (6%) | 43 (39%) |