Table 2.
Pretest equivalence of experimental condition for study sample
| Variables at ages 11 and 16 years | SAAF (n = 298) | Control (n = 219) | ||||
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| n | % | n | % | F (1, 515) | p | |
| Gender, male | 130 | 43.6 | 106 | 48.4 | 1.159 | .282 |
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| Family SES disadvantage | 2.43 | 1.30 | 2.18 | 1.33 | 4.587 | .033 |
| Neighborhood SES disadvantage | 0.34 | 3.09 | −0.09 | 3.64 | 2.041 | .154 |
| Neighborhood air pollution | 11.69 | 3.96 | 12.45 | 6.22 | 2.843 | .092 |
| Neighborhood racial segregation | 0.50 | 0.19 | 0.51 | 0.14 | 0.186 | .666 |
SAAF, Strong African American Families prevention program; SES, socioeconomic status.