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Demographic Characteristics of MYS Cohorts
| Cohort
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| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Mean age | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
| Percent male | 51.0 | 53.4 | 52.4 | 49.5 | 51.3 | 52.3 | 49.4 | 53.5 | 50.4 |
| Percent African American | 94.9 | 93.7 | 94.6 | 94.3 | 92.2 | 94.4 | 95.1 | 93.8 | 93.0 |
| Percent living in public housing | 62.2 | 57.1 | 55.0 | 44.8 | 50.1 | 50.5 | 47.4 | 31.9 | 26.2 |
| Percent receiving free or reduced cost lunch | 93.0 | 91.5 | 92.6 | 90.6 | 87.1 | 91.4 | 91.1 | 90.5 | 88.0 |
