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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2012 Mar 3;51(3):252–258. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.12.015

Table 2.

Demographic Characteristics of participants (N=111)

Demographic Variables M (SD) n %
Adolescent age
 Age (years) 13.6 (1.7)
 Range (years) 10–17
Adolescent gender
 Male 64 58
 Female 47 42
Adolescent ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic, White 52 47
 Hispanic 38 34
 African American 8 7
 Asian 1 1
 American Indian 4 4
 Pacific Islander 1 4
 Other 7 6
Parent age
 Age (years) 41.9 (6.8)
 Range (years) 29-59
Highest parental educational level
 Some school 8 5
 High school diploma 49 34
 Associates/Vocational degree 35 24
 Bachelors degree 21 15
 Post-graduate degree 27 20
 Missing 3 2
Yearly household income
 $20,001 - $40,000 23 21
 $20,000 or less 33 29
 $40,001 -$60,000 18 16
 >$60,001 36 32
 Missing 1 2

Note: M = mean; SD = standard deviation