Table 2.
Comparison of Baseline Student Characteristics in the Intervention and Control Arms.
Intervention N = 386 | Control N = 410 | p-value | |
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Age | 0.13 | ||
≤15 | 58% | 52% | |
>15 | 42% | 48% | |
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Sex | 0.90 | ||
Boys | 51% | 51% | |
Girls | 49% | 49% | |
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Race | |||
White | 43% | 45% | 0.46 |
Black | 52% | 48% | 0.26 |
Other | 16% | 14% | 0.45 |
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Maternal Education | 0.46 | ||
Did not graduate high school | 24% | 25% | |
Graduated from high school but not college | 35% | 31% | |
College degree or higher | 41% | 44% | |
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Grades | 0.74 | ||
A’s and B’s | 56% | 57% | |
Lower than B’s | 44% | 43% | |
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Demanding Parenting | 0.64 | ||
Lowest tertile | 54% | 51% | |
Middle tertile | 16% | 16 % | |
Highest tertile | 30% | 33% | |
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Responsive Parenting | 0.17 | ||
Lowest tertile | 38% | 43% | |
Middle tertile | 42% | 36% | |
Highest tertile | 20% | 22% | |
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Sensation Seeking | 0.17 | ||
Lowest tertile | 46% | 40% | |
Middle tertile | 35% | 36% | |
Highest tertile | 20% | 24% | |
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Rebelliousness | 0.57 | ||
Lowest tertile | 49% | 49% | |
Middle tertile | 21% | 18% | |
Highest tertile | 30% | 33% | |
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Current Smoker | 0.30 | ||
Yes | 6% | 5% | |
No | 94% | 95% | |
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Parental Smoking | 0.62 | ||
Yes | 60% | 59% | |
No | 40% | 41% | |
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Friend Smoking | 0.53 | ||
None | 54% | 53% | |
Some | 36% | 39% | |
Most or All | 10% | 8% |