Table I.
Demographic characteristics of the study sample in comparison to community populations.
| Characteristic | Southeast Alaskan schools (n=266) | Northwest Alaskan schools (n=181) | Total sample (n=447) | Total study population (2005*) n=3,353 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | % | |
| Gender:* | |||||||
| Male | 111 | 43.7 | 82 | 48.0 | 193 | 45.4 | 51.4 |
| Female | 143 | 56.3 | 89 | 52.0 | 232 | 54.6 | 48.6 |
| Grade:** | |||||||
| 5 | 108 | 40.6 | 64 | 36.4 | 172 | 38.9 | 29.4 |
| 6 | 120 | 45.1 | 50 | 28.4 | 170 | 38.5 | 38.8 |
| 7 | 38 | 14.3 | 62 | 35.2 | 100 | 22.6 | 31.8 |
| n | % | n | % | n | % | % | |
| Ethnicity:* | |||||||
| Alaska Native | 45 | 17.7 | 99 | 57.6 | 144 | 33.8 | 55.9 |
| White | 130 | 51.2 | 24 | 14.0 | 154 | 36.2 | 39.5 |
| Other | 79 | 31.1 | 49 | 28.5 | 128 | 30.0 | 7.7 |
| Average age: | 11.17+/− .056 | 11.49 +/− .08 | 11.30+/− .047 | Not Available | |||
*
Alaska Department of Labor, Borough and Census Area Estimates, July 2005.
**
District Enrollment as of 1 October 2005, Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development, 2006.