Table 1.
Sample Characteristics by Race/Ethnicity from Waves I and II of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, United States, 1994-96
| Characteristics | Total (N=13,019) |
African American (N= 2,790; 15.6%) |
American Indian (N=240; 2.1%) |
Asian (N=928; 4.0%) |
Latinx (N=2,210; 12.3%) |
White (N=6,851; 66.1%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SE) | 15.04 (0.11) | 15.19 (0.19) | 14.89 (0.17) | 15.23 (0.27) | 15.14 (0.21) | 14.98 (0.13) |
| Sex, Female | 49.8% | 51.3% | 43.1% | 47.6% | 48.8% | 50.0% |
| Household Socioeconomic Status, mean (SE) | 0.88 (0.03) | 0.66 (0.04) | 0.74 (.05) | 0.94 (0.06) | 0.55 (0.03) | 0.99 (0.03) |
| Single parent household | 23.6% | 47.0% | 19.4% | 15.5% | 24.9% | 18.4% |
| Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage, mean (SE) | 21.65 (0.92) | 32.5 (0.96) | 23.7 (2.26) | 19.07 (1.34) | 26.19 (1.29) | 18.34 (0.98) |
| Neighborhood Perceived as Safe | 89.8% | 82.7% | 88.3% | 88.7% | 82.8% | 92.8% |
| Neighborhood Social Cohesion, mean (SE) | 2.28 (0.02) | 2.38 (0.03) | 2.20 (0.07) | 1.90 (0.07) | 2.11 (0.03) | 2.31 (0.03) |
| Short sleep duration | 41.6% | 47.1% | 45.1% | 46.5% | 40.7% | 40.0% |
Abbreviations: SE=Standard Error
Note: Results accounted for Add Health sampling weights; p<0.001 for comparison of all characteristics except for age and sex (p’s>0.05)