Table 2.

Socio-demographic characteristics by ethnicity and acculturation

	Non-Latino White	Latino (high acculturation)	Latino (low acculturation)
Characteristics	N = 2071 %	N = 865 %	N = 260 %
Age*
12–13 years	32.7	40.5	31.5
14–15 years	33.9	33.6	31.5
16–17 years	33.3	25.9	36.9
Gender
Male	50.4	51.1	54.2
Female	49.6	48.9	45.8
Poverty level*
<200%	16.7	60.8	88.1
200% or more	83.3	39.2	11.9
Household Type*
Both parents	75.0	72.6	83.8
One parent	25.0	27.4	16.2
Support at home*
Low	44.5	57.8	63.8
High	55.5	42.2	36.2
Support at school*
Low	42.1	56.2	65.4
High	57.9	43.8	34.6

*significant differences between the three subgroups, p < .001, chi-square test