Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Total Sample and Stratified by Gender
| Variable (Range) | Mean (SD) or %
|
P Valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (N=1304) | Females (n=541) | Males (n=763) | ||
| Age (14–21), y | 16.8 (0.9) | 16.8 (0.9) | 16.8 (0.9) | |
| Parent educational level (1–6) | 3.1 (1.3) | 3.0 (1.3) | 3.2 (1.3) | b |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 65.0 | 65.5 | 64.6 | |
| Mixed | 13.2 | 14.3 | 12.4 | |
| White | 10.8 | 11.1 | 10.5 | |
| Black | 5.6 | 4.0 | 6.8 | |
| Other | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.7 | |
| DM–approach (1–4)c | 3.4 (0.6) | 3.4 (0.5) | 3.4 (0.6) | |
| DM–self-confidence (1–4)c | 2.8 (0.5) | 2.6 (0.6) | 2.8 (0.6) | b |
| CUSE (1–4)c | 3.0 (0.8) | 2.9 (0.8) | 3.0 (0.8) | |
| Condom used at last sex | 44.6 | 42.0 | 64.9 | b |
Abbreviations: CUSE, condom use self-efficacy; DM, decision-making.
a
P for comparison across gender; totals may not total 100% because of rounding.
b
P<.01.
c
Range indicates always (1) to never (4).