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Published in final edited form as: J Community Health. 2011 Dec;36(6):925–932. doi: 10.1007/s10900-011-9391-5

Table 4.

Descriptive statistics compared by gender

Variable	Boys		Girls		Significance test
Variable	Mean	(SD)	Mean	(SD)	Significance test
Total CVE	26.83	(15.01)	20.09	(8.79)	t(103) = 2.87, P = .005^*
Direct victimization	1.92	(2.11)	.92	(1.37)	z(106) = 3.02, P = .003^*
Witnessing	7.24	(5.67)	4.38	(3.62)	z(107) = 2.66, P = .008^*
Hearing about	18.10	(9.47)	14.83	(6.79)	t(106) = 2.09, P = .04^*
PYD	62.82	(15.74)	76.04	(12.71)	t(83) = −4.29, P < .001^*
Age	12.98	(1.97)	13.20	(1.97)	t(108) = −.59, P = .56
Family functioning	2.12	(.53)	1.80	(.48)	t(101) = 3.20, P = .002^*

Independent t test used for total CVE, hearing about community violence, PYD, age, and family functioning. Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test used for direct victimization and witnessing community violence.

P ≤ .05