Table 1.
Socio-demographic information from first survey of participants (n = 610) *
| Factors | Number | %** |
| Age | ||
| 10–11 years | 173 | 28.4 |
| 12 years | 129 | 22.3 |
| 13 years | 172 | 27.1 |
| 14–15 years | 122 | 19.6 |
| Grade | ||
| 6th | 311 | 51.0 |
| 8th | 299 | 49.0 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| Caucasian | 295 | 48.8 |
| Black | 113 | 18.7 |
| Hispanic | 85 | 14.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 19 | 3.1 |
| Other | 10 | 1.7 |
| Multi-racial | 21 | 3.5 |
| Site | ||
| Tuscon, AZ | 107 | 17.5 |
| San Diego, CA | 103 | 16.9 |
| Baltimore, MD | 105 | 17.2 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 105 | 17.2 |
| Columbia, SC | 98 | 16.1 |
| New Orleans, LA | 92 | 15.1 |
*Numbers may not add to 100 due to missing values.
**Percent from the first survey completed by participants.