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Published in final edited form as: J Behav Med. 2009 Feb 18;32(4):303–316. doi: 10.1007/s10865-009-9205-8

Table 1.

Comparison of Sociodemographic Characteristics, Charge Level, and Post HJAC Placement by Gender (n = 1,368)

Variables	Female (n = 431)	Male (n = 937)	Statistics
Race/Ethnicity:
Non-African American	50.3%	46.4%	χ² (1) = 1.82, p = n.s.
African American	49.7%	53.6%	χ² (1) = 1.82, p = n.s.
Age:
12	3.7%	2.5%	χ² (6) = 7.77, p = n.s.
13	9.7%	9.3%
14	16.2%	13.2%
15	20.2%	18.7%
16	23.9%	25.2%
17	22.3%	27.7%
18	3.9%	3.4%
Mean	15.33	15.52
Charge Level:
Diversion	72.2%	58.5%	χ² (1) = 23.55, p <.001
Dept. Juvenile Justice case	27.8%	41.5%	χ² (1) = 23.55, p <.001
Post HJAC placement:
Diversion	72.2%	55.3%	χ² (2) = 35.48, p <.001
Non-secure home detention	10.2%	17.9%
Secure detention	17.6%	26.8%