Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the sample
| Non-converters (n=141)
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Converters (n=29)
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| Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | |
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| Age | 19.8 (4.5) | 12.0–31.0 | 19.7 (4.6) | 12.3–31.2 |
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| N | % | N | % | |
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| Gender (M:F) | 82:59 | 59:41 | 14:15 | 48:52 |
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| Race | ||||
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| Caucasian | 113 | 79.6 | 19 | 65.5 |
| Black/African American | 13 | 9.2 | 5 | 17.2 |
| Asian | 9 | 6.3 | 3 | 10.3 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 5 | 3.5 | 2 | 6.9 |
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| Marital status | ||||
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| Common law/Legal married | 6 | 4.2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Separated | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Never Married | 134 | 94.4 | 27 | 93.1 |
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| Education | ||||
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| Did not complete high school | 61 | 43.0 | 13 | 44.8 |
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| GED/High school diploma | 14 | 0.7 | 1 | 3.4 |
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| Some college, did not graduate | 52 | 9.9 | 3 | 10.3 |
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| Community college/technical degree | 5 | 36.6 | 7 | 24.1 |
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| College graduate | 4 | 3.5 | 2 | 6.9 |
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| College graduate and some Master’s level courses | 3 | 2.8 | 2 | 6.9 |
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| Master’s degree completed | 2 | 2.1 | 1 | 3.4 |