TABLE 1—

Demographics of the Study Sample by Age and Race^a

		Ages 6 to 11, %				Ages 12 to 17, %
Characteristic	White (n = 1039)	Black (n = 313)	Latino (n = 464)	Asian/Pacific Islander (n = 46)	White (n = 1058)	Black (n = 313)	Latino (n = 496)	Asian/Pacific Islander (n = 46)
Female	47.3	51.2	49.9	41.3	47.1	45.9	48.4	54.2
Highest parental education ≤ 12 years	37.1	52.3	62.5	17.9*	38.7	54.8	67.3	30.2*
Foreign-born	2.2	2.5	7.3	27.6*	2.2	2.4	19.0	42.3*
Household income < 125% of federal poverty level	16.4	41.7	42.1	24.0*	13.6	39.6	47.2	24.7*
Single-parent family	20.0	54.9	24.0	7.5*	18.0	48.1	28.6	2.1*
Currently receiving AFDC	2.1	12.4	11.2	4.4*	1.1	8.9	10.8	6.4*
Health insurance status
Uninsured	8.7	9.8	19.7	8.0*	8.4	13.2	27.1	9.3*
Public insurance	10.7	37.7	34.7	22.1	7.7	33.3	28.6	20.7
Private insurance	80.6	52.5	45.7	69.9	84.0	53.5	44.3	70.1
Region
Northeast	19.2	18.3	18.2	18.7*	19.4	17.6	18.4	13.7*
Midwest	29.0	18.3	7.5	1.9	29.9	15.9	7.6	10.7
South	31.5	54.8	28.7	11.7	31.2	56.5	30.8	12.1
West	20.4	8.5	45.6	67.8	19.6	10.1	43.3	63.5

Note. AFDC = Aid to Families With Dependent Children.

^aTotals may not add to 100% because of rounding.

*P < .05 for comparison across racial groups.