Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics of the clients by group (n=78)
| Variable | Statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control N=42 (%) | Intervention N=36 (%) | Chi-Square or t-test | df | p-value | |
| *Age | |||||
| Mean | 22 | 23 | −1.08 | 76 | .55 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| African-American/Black | 15 (50) | 15 (50) | 1.57 | 3 | .67 |
| Caribbean/Caribbean American | 16 (64) | 9(36) | |||
| Latina/Hispanic | 8 (47) | 9 (53) | |||
| White/API/Other | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | |||
| Marital Status | |||||
| Single/Never Married | 32 (50) | 32 (50) | 2.53 | 2 | .28 |
| Married/Common Law | 7 (78) | 2 (22) | |||
| Separated/Divorced | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | |||
| Level of Education | |||||
| Less than High school | 13 (65) | 7 (35) | 1.63 | 2 | .44 |
| Completed High School/GED | 14 (54) | 12 (46) | |||
| At least 1 year College | 15 (47) | 17 (53) | |||
*
A t-test was used to calculate the mean difference in age between intervention and control group participants.