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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Community Psychol. 2011 Dec;48(0):352–364. doi: 10.1007/s10464-011-9428-z

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of sub-scales and community context variables

Scale Percent/Mean SD Min Max Lower CL Upper CL
Student Demographics
 Age 14.3 0.42 12.5 16.3 14.29 14.31
 Male 49.3% 48.1% 50.9%
 Non-White 14.4% 13.6% 15.6%
 Low Income 26.8% 25.7% 28.3%
 Single Parent Family 22.8% 21.9% 24.1%
 Tract Population Density 1398.64 1964.37 8.39 8955.60 1377.55 1476.87
Broad Community Context (i.e., School District)
 District Population Density 265.01 287.59 16.74 1226.16 135.56 376.59
 District Economic Risk (standardized average) 0.00 0.92 −2.36 1.55 na na
  Community Poverty 6.81 1.93 1.80 10.70 6.07 7.56
  District Low Income 29.45 8.96 10.40 48.00 25.98 32.93
 District Density of Alcohol & Tobacco Retailers 0.77 0.69 0.08 3.00 0.50 1.03
 District Density of Youth-serving Organizations 0.14 0.13 0.01 0.50 0.09 0.19
Proximal Community Context
 Proximal Alcohol and Tobacco Retailers 16.93 16.23 0.00 77.00 16.55 17.46
 Proximal Youth-serving Organizations 1.81 2.56 0.00 18.00 1.76 1.90
Student Outcomes
 Problem Behavior Index 1.27 1.32 0.00 4.00 1.25 1.32
  Lifetime Alcohol Use 43.5% 42.4% 45.2%
  Lifetime Cigarette Use 30.0% 29.4% 32.0%
  Past Year Aggressive Behavior 32.3% 31.6% 34.2%
  Past Year Property Destruction 21.1% 20.3% 22.6%