Table 3.

Characteristics of the Sample

	Total n (%)	Girls n (%)	Boys n (%)
Total	723 (100)	353 (48.8)	370 (51.2)
Years of Participation
5	179 (24.8)	85 (24.1)	94 (25.4)
6	214 (29.6)	108 (30.6)	106 (28.7)
7	175 (24.2)	86 (24.4)	89 (24.1)
8	126 (17.4)	59 (16.7)	67 (18.1)
9	29 (4.0)	15 (4.3)	14 (3.8)
Race/Ethnicity
Black	679 (93.9)	337 (95.4)	342 (92.4)
Mixed Race or Creole	30 (4.1)	12 (3.4)	18 (4.9)
Other	12 (2.6)	4 (1.4)	7 (1.9)
Age first participated in MYS
Age 10	292 (40.4)	143 (40.5)	149 (40.3)
Age 11	221 (30.6)	110 (31.2)	111 (30.0)
Age 12	210 (29.1)	100 (28.3)	110 (29.73)
Changed neighborhoods (yes)	345 (47.8)	171 (48.4)	174 (47.0)