Table 5.

Sample Characteristics (n = 44)

	Lower Attendance		Higher Attendance
Characteristics	n=18	Percent	n=26	Percent
Year in school
Freshman	0	0.0	3	11.5
Sophomore	6	33.3	6	23.1
Junior	5	27.8	3	11.5
Senior	7	38.9	10	38.5
Other	0	0.0	4	15.4a
Total	18	100.0	26	100.0
Race/ethnicity
Blackb	17	94.4	19	73.1
Hispanic	1	5.6	6	23.1
Black and Hispanic	0	0.0	1	3.8
Total	18	100.0	26	100.0
Housing status
Resident	17	94.4	15	57.7
Commuter	1	5.6	11	42.3
Total	18	100.0	26	100.0

^aRepresents non-matriculated students.

^b“Black” was preferred over “African-American” by those women of African ancestry born outside the US (e.g., the Caribbean).