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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Health Care. 2012 Feb 22;16(3):250–262. doi: 10.1177/1367493511430680

Table 1.

Sample characteristics (n = 50)

Sociodemographics m sd n %
 Age 16.6 2.3
 Race/Ethnicity
  White 20 40
  Non-white 30 60
 Gender
  Male 16 32
  Female 34 68
 Annual Household Income ($) $70,337 $45,798
Psychosocial Predictors
 Cancer Knowledge (α = 0.71, range 0 – 22) 17.2 3.1
 Prevention Self-Efficacy (α = 0.71, range 7–28) 21.9 3.2
 Prevention Benefits:Barriers 1.9 0.7
Cancer Risk Factors (range 0–9) 4.6 1.6
 No or Low Cancer Screening Intentions 14 28
 Intentions to Smoke Cigarettes 9 18
 Lifetime Cigarette Smoking 23 46
 Intentions to Use Alcohol 40 80
 Lifetime Alcohol Use 38 76
 < 3 Days Per Week with Vigorous Physical Act. 20 40
 < 5 Daily Servings of Fruit/Vegetables 40 80
 Overweight/Obese Status (BMI ≥ 25) 14 28
 Family History of Cancer 32 64