Table 4.
Prevention Program Participation1 and Retention2 in Years 2 – 5 of the Community Youth Development Study, by Program Type
| Year | School | Afterschool | Parent Training | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participation (N) | Retention (%) | Participation (N) | Retention (%) | Participation (N) | Retention (%) | |
| Year 2 | 1432 | 96 | 546 | 77 | 517 | 79 |
| Year 3 | 3886 | 91 | 612 | 81 | 665 | 78 |
| Year 4 | 5165 | 95 | 589 | 65 | 476 | 79 |
| Year 5 | 5705 | 94 | 448 | 70 | 379 | 75 |
1
Participation: the number of students or families attending at least one program session
2
Retention: the percentage of participants who attended at least 60 percent of all sessions that were offered
Note: the total eligible population of 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-grade students in 2005 – 2006 (the most current year of available data) across all 12 intervention communities was 10,031 (source: the National Center for Educational Statistics).