Table 1.
Unweighted Sample Characteristics, Teen Health 2000
Characteristics | Wave I N=4175 |
|
---|---|---|
% | ||
Gender of Youth | Male | 51.1 |
Female | 48.9 | |
Age of Youth | 16 + | 24.9 |
Between 13 and 15 | 48.1 | |
12 or less | 27.0 | |
Ethnicity of Youth | White American | 35.4 |
African American | 35.4 | |
Latino American | 24.4 | |
Others | 4.6 | |
Family Income | $65,000 + | 35.3 |
$ 35,000 – $ 64,999 | 40.7 | |
< $35,000 | 24.0 | |
Major Depression | Yes | 1.7 |
No | 98.3 | |
Weight | Healthy Weight | 61.0 |
Overweight (95th>BMI≥85th) | 18.2 | |
Obese (BMI≥95th) | 20.8 |