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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 17.
Published in final edited form as: Child Youth Serv Rev. 2009 Sep;31(9):990–1000. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.04.014

Table 2.

Prevalence of Wave 4 Sexual Risk Behaviors by Wave 1 Risk and Protective Factors

Full Study Sample (n=877) Sexually Active Sample (n=417) All Girls (n=500)
Had consensual sexual intercourse (lifetime) Age at 1st intercourse (consensual) Use of protection during consensual sex Ever gotten pregnant as a result of consensual sex TOTAL (n=877)
Yes No <=13 >13 Never/Sometimes Always/Often Yes No
Youth Sociodemographic Factors (W1)
Age **** ****
 11 18.3 81.7 57.6 42.4 35.6 64.4 0 100 23.6
 12 40.8 59.2 46.1 53.9 30.7 69.3 7.1 92.9 22.2
 13 52.4 47.6 28.8 71.2 36.7 63.3 30.5 69.5 25.3
 14 83.6 16.4 42.0 58.0 22.7 77.3 34.1 65.9 21.2
 15+ 78.6 21.4 41.3 58.7 42.8 57.2 37.3 62.7 7.7
Gender
 Male 49.9 50.1 48.1 51.9 32.2 68.0 NA 100.0 45.8
 Female 50.8 49.2 34.2 65.8 30.7 69.3 20.0 80.0 54.2
Race/Ethnicity ** **
 African American 50.6 49.4 50.6 49.4 17.5 82.5 10.9 89.1 27.9
 Caucasian 52.0 48.0 35.6 64.4 27.8 72.2 19.0 81.0 52.1
 Hispanic 47.9 52.1 46.1 53.9 64.7 35.3 41.5 58.5 13.3
 Other 41.2 58.8 27.4 72.6 60.4 39.6 12.5 87.5 6.7
Placement History (W1,3,4)
Ever in Out-of-Home Care
 Yes 58.5 41.5 52.3 47.7 30.8 69.2 25.9 74.1 23.1
 No 47.9 52.1 36.2 63.8 31.5 68.5 18.2 81.8 76.9
Case-Status Related Risk Factors (W1)
Primary abuse
 Physical abuse 50.1 49.9 53.9 46.1 45.2 54.8 15.9 84.1 32.0
 Sexual abuse 67.8 32.2 25.3 74.7 17.1 82.9 36.1 63.9 11.2
 Neglect 48.8 51.2 35.3 64.7 28.5 71.5 11.2 88.8 42.3
 Other 40.9 59.1 42.4 57.6 24.6 75.4 20.4 79.6 14.5
Risk Assessment (Range .05–1.06) **
 Mean 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
 SE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Psychosocial Risk Factors (W1)
Behavior Problems *
 >=64 57.8 42.2 46.4 53.6 35.2 64.8 23.3 76.7 51.1
 <64 41.1 58.9 30.9 69.1 26.0 74.0 12.4 87.6 48.9
Gate Drug ** * †
 Yes 77.0 23.0 36.4 63.6 40.8 59.2 39.5 60.5 28.0
 No 41.4 58.6 43.8 56.2 24.5 75.5 11.5 88.5 72.0
Hard Drug Use ** **
 Yes 69.7 30.3 58.9 41.1 41.8 58.2 25.5 74.5 14.8
 No 47.8 52.2 36.4 63.6 28.9 71.1 17.8 82.2 85.2
Delinquency *** ** **
 Mean 10.6 1.2 17.4 5.9 13.4 9.3 11.7 2.1 6.1
 SE 2.8 0.3 6.2 1.4 3.9 3.6 2.8 0.4 1.5
Deviant Peers **** *
 Yes 63.9 36.1 42.9 57.1 33.8 66.9 28.1 71.9 62.9
 No 27.6 72.4 31.5 68.5 24.2 75.8 8.8 91.2 37.1
Abusive Caregiver Behavior *
 Mean 11.6 5.3 13.2 10.5 13.8 10.6 15.5 7.6 8.6
 SE 1.9 0.8 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.2 2.8 1.5 1.1
Caregiver Education †
 Less than HS 53.4 46.6 27.6 72.4 23.0 77.0 27.9 72.1 26.9
 HS or Equivalency 48.5 51.5 45.7 54.3 33.7 66.3 16.0 84.0 38.9
 More than HS 47.9 52.1 44.7 55.3 36.3 63.7 13.4 86.6 34.2
Protective Factors (W1)
School Engagement (1–4) ** *
 Mean 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0
 SE 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Future Expectations (1–5) *
 Mean 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.0
 SE 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
Religiosity (1–4) **
 Mean 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.2
 SE 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Caregiver Monitoring (1–5) ***
 Mean 3.9 4.2 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.1
 SE 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Caregiver Connectedness (1–4) **
 Mean 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.3
 SE 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
Total Sexual Risk Behaviors 50.4 49.6 40.5 59.5 31.8 68.2 20.0 80.0 100

Note. --- All figures represent weighted percentages

*

p<.05

**

p<.01

***

p<.001

****

p<.0001

†

p=.05