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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc. 2012 Feb 20;35(4):959–968. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.01.004

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics

Range Adolescents (N=268) Female Caregivers (N=268)

N % M(SD) N % M(SD)
Female Caregiver Type
 Biological mom 197 73.5
 Adoptive mom 12 4.5
 Foster mom 2 0.7
 Aunt 10 3.7
 Grandmother 40 14.9
 Other 7 2.6
 Single Parent 194 73.2
Age at baseline 14.45(1.2) 42.93(11.1)
Substance Use
 Freq. of Alcohol Use^ 0–20 .80(1.6) 4.45(6.3)
 Lifetime Illicit Drug Use 0–1 50 23.4
 Lifetime Illicit Drug Use 0–5 .93(1.2)
Early Sexual Debut^
 Not sexually active 0–1 181 67.8
 Age 15 or older 0–1 12 4.5 176 65.9
 Age 13 to 14 0–1 57 21.3 62 23.2
 Age 13 or younger 0–1 17 6.4 29 10.9
Sexual Risk Behaviors^
Teen pregnancy* 0–1 22 8.2 135 51.3
Condom Use .74(1.4)
 No sex in past 6 mo 0–1 151 70.9
 Always 0–1 27 12.7
 More than half 0–1 10 4.7
 Half of the time 0–1 7 3.3
 Some of the time 0–1 5 2.3
 Never 0–1 13 6.1
Sex while using substances 0–1 15 7.0
High Risk partner 0–1 50 23.4 49 18.5
Lifetime number of partners 0–100 9.6(11.2)
Number of partners^ 0–12 .57(1.1) .90(1.0)

Note: Frequencies (%) are reported for dichotomous variables and means and standard deviations for continuous variables.

*

defined as less than age 18 for mothers

^

reflects behavior during past 6 months