Table I.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Sample
| Characteristic | Youth |
Caregiver |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | n = 93 | % | n = 93 | |
| Race | ||||
| Black | 100 | 93 | 95.2 | 89 |
| Multiracial (with Black) | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 4 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 61.3 | 57 | 91.4 | 85 |
| Male | 38.7 | 36 | 8.6 | 8 |
| Socioeconomic status | ||||
| “We live very well” | 37.6 | 35 | 5.4 | 5 |
| “We live comfortably” | 50.5 | 47 | 39.7 | 37 |
| “We live from paycheck to paycheck” | 10.8 | 10 | 43.0 | 40 |
| “We don’t have a steady income” | 1.1 | 1 | 10.8 | 10 |
| “We have no current income” | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 |
| Caregiver-reported highest level of education | ||||
| Middle School: 7th Grade | – | – | 1.1 | 1 |
| High School: 9th Grade | – | – | 1.1 | 1 |
| High School: 10th Grade | – | – | 2.2 | 2 |
| High School: 11th Grade | – | – | 2.2 | 2 |
| High School: 12th Grade | – | – | 28.0 | 26 |
| College: Freshman | – | – | 11.8 | 11 |
| College: Sophomore | – | – | 21.5 | 20 |
| College: Junior | – | – | 9.7 | 9 |
| College: Senior | – | – | 9.7 | 9 |
| Graduate School: 1st year | – | – | 3.2 | 3 |
| Graduate School: 2nd year | – | – | 5.4 | 5 |
| Graduate School: 3rd year | – | – | 1.1 | 1 |
| Graduate School: ≥4th year | – | – | 3.2 | 3 |
| Caregiver-reported income level | ||||
| <$20,000 | – | – | 17.2 | 16 |
| $20,001–$40,000 | – | – | 31.2 | 29 |
| $40,001–$60,000 | – | – | 10.8 | 10 |
| $60,001–$80,000 | – | – | 10.8 | 10 |
| $80,001–$100,000 | – | – | 10.8 | 10 |
| >$100,001 | – | – | 9.7 | 9 |
| Not reported | – | – | 9.7 | 9 |