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Sample characteristics (N = 781)
| Total (N = 781) |
Boys (N = 412) |
Girls (N = 369) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Girl (%) | 47.3 | – | – |
| Age (Mean) | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Ethnicity (%) | |||
| White | 48.9 | 49.0 | 48.8 |
| African-American | 17.4 | 17.0 | 17.9 |
| Hispanic | 27.1 | 29.4 | 24.7 |
| Other | 6.5 | 4.6 | 8.7 |
| Public assistance (%) | 10.9 | 10.0 | 12.0 |
| Not living with both Biological parents (%) | 40.5 | 39.8 | 41.2 |
| Parental drug/alcohol problems (%) | 5.1 | 4.4 | 6.0 |
