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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2011 Mar 15;49(2):172–179. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.12.002

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Prime Time Participants by Intervention Condition*.

Intervention
(n = 126)
Control
(n = 127)
p-value
Demographics

Age, mean (se) 15.7 (0.07) 15.49 (0.21) 0.334
 13 1% 2%
 14 14% 22%
 15 29% 24%
 16 27% 28%
 17 29% 24%
Race/Ethnicitya 0.118
 American Indian/Native American 3% 2%
 Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander 10% 13%
 Black/African/African American 45% 38%
 Hispanic /Latina 17% 8%
 White/European American 6% 16%
 Mixed/Multiple 19% 23%
# Adults/guardians in homeb 0.152
 No adult guardian 4% 2%
 1 adult guardian 46% 44%
 2 adult guardians 38% 46%
 Other arrangements 12% 8%
# Places lived, past 6 months 0.811
 1 place 58% 61%
 2 places 25% 23%
 3 or more places 17% 16%
Receipt of public assistance, past yearc 0.343
 No 43% 51%
 Yes 33% 32%
 Unsure 24% 17%
Currently enrolled in school (% yes) 94% 96% 0.096
Ever suspended from school (% yes) 65% 75% 0.138

Sexual behaviors

# Male sex partners, past 6 months, mean (se) 1.54 (0.21) 1.76 (0.07) 0.289
 1 65% 57%
 2 26% 24%
 3 2% 9%
 4 5% 5%
 5 or more 2% 5%
Condom use, past 6 months (n=251) 0.427
 Never 14% 9%
 ≤ ½ time 32% 33%
 > ½ time 23% 26%
 Every time 31% 32%
Hormonal contraceptive use, past 6 months
 No use 36% 45% 0.185
 1 month 21% 7%
 2 months 12% 14%
 3 Months 5% 8%
 4 Months 9% 3%
 5 Months 1% 6%
 6 Months 6% 9%
 7 Months 10% 8%
*

Data are expressed as % of participants unless otherwise noted

a

Mutually exclusive race categories; participants were allowed to select more than one category

b

Adults/guardian may include biological or adoptive parent, step-parent, foster parent, grandparent, other guardian

c

Public assistance includes welfare payments, M-FIP, public assistance, or food stamps