Table 1.
Sample descriptives
| M or % | SD or N | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Age | 28.9 | 7.23 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 39.26% | 53 |
| Latino | 29.63% | 40 |
| African American | 20% | 27 |
| API | 3.70% | 5 |
| Multiracial | 4.44% | 6 |
| Other | 2.97% | 4 |
| Education | ||
| H.S./G.E.D. | 22.20% | 30 |
| Some college/currently enrolled | 36.33% | 49 |
| 4-year degree | 33.33% | 45 |
| Professional degree | 8.14% | 11 |
| Income | ||
| <30 K/year | 51.11% | 69 |
| 30–50 K/year | 23.70% | 32 |
| >50 K/year | 25.19% | 34 |
| Employment status | ||
| Unemployed/disability | 35.55% | 48 |
| Part-time employed | 25.93% | 35 |
| Full-time employed | 38.52% | 52 |
| Scale descriptives | ||
| Ladder | ||
| Average score | 6.91 | 2.29 |
| Median split (med = 8) | ||
| Low motivation to change | 53.70% | 72 |
| High motivation to change | 46.30% | 62 |
| Decisional balance–pros | ||
| Average score | 18.27 | 8.84 |