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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J N Y State Nurses Assoc. 2011;42(0):15–28.

Table 1.

Demographic and health behavior characteristics of adolescent girls

Sample size (n = 742)
Age 16.52 (± 1.27)
Race
   Black 512 (69%)
   Mixed/multiracial 80 (11%)
   White 67 (9%)
   Other 83 (11%)
Ethnicity
   Hispanic 126 (17%)
Living situation
   Family apartment/home 618 (83%)
   Own apartment 53 (7%)
   Other 71 (10%)
Poverty (reduced/free lunch participation) 516 (70%)
Days/week ≥ 30 mins of physical activity 3.03 ± 2.42
Nights/week got 7–9 hours of sleep/night 3.92 ± 2.39
Nutritional intention (score range = 4–16) 10.45 ± 2.64