Table 1. Adolescent demographic characteristics by injury type requiring medical attention.
| Unintentional injury only (n = 35) |
One type of intentional injury a (n = 15) |
Two types of intentional injuries b (n = 16) |
Test of significance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (%) | X2(2) = 5.6; p = .060 | |||
| Male | 77.1% | 100.0% | 93.8% | |
| Female | 22.9% | 0.0% | 6.3% | |
| Ethnicity (%) | X2(6) = 8.2; p = .227 | |||
| Black | 14.3% | 26.7% | 18.8% | |
| Latino, Mexican | 60.0% | 73.3% | 50.0% | |
| Latino, Central/ South American |
11.4% | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| Other | 14.3% | 0.0% | 6.3% | |
| Grade (%) | X2(6) = 14.7; p = .023 | |||
| 10th | 13.8% | 8.3% | 0.0% | |
| 11th | 34.5% | 8.3% | 6.3% | |
| 12th | 24.1% | 16.7% | 12.5% | |
| Not in school | 27.6% | 66.7% | 81.3% | |
| Family member has/had alcohol problem (%) |
17.1% | 33.3% | 56.3% | X2(2) = 8.0; p = .018 |
| Country of Birth (%) | X2(2) = 1.9; p = .390 | |||
| USA | 82.9% | 93.3% | 75.0% | |
| Other | 17.1% | 6.7% | 25.0% | |
| Mean (SD) age | 17.3 (1.5) | 18.1 (1.8) | 18.3 (0.9) | F(2,63) = 3.1; p = .053 |
a
Injured due to either fighting or was physically attacked.
b
Injured due to fighting and was physically attacked.