. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 14.

Published in final edited form as: J Youth Adolesc. 2012 Jul 6;41(12):1671–1684. doi: 10.1007/s10964-012-9788-1

Table 5.

Externalizing characteristics of latent classes

Variables	Class 2: Moderate students		Class 3: Academically disengaged		Class 4: Chronic skippers
Variables	RR	95 % CI	RR	95 % CI	RR	95 % CI
Alcohol use	0.85	(0.57–1.28)	1.40	(0.98–2.00)	1.02	(0.49–2.14)
Marijuana use	1.18	(0.75–1.87)	2.12	(1.43–3.14)	3.98	(1.95–8.15)
Theft > $50	2.17	(1.02–4.62)	1.37	(0.69–2.71)	5.13	(2.09–12.60)
Drug sales	2.27	(0.97–5.30)	1.49	(0.75–2.96)	4.89	(1.59–15.00)
Fighting	2.56	(1.65–3.95)	3.15	(2.14–4.63)	3.24	(1.69–6.21)

Reference = Class 1 (Achievers)

Coefficients in bold are statistically significant at p < .05 or lower

Risk ratios adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity family income, and father in home