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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2013 Mar 6;53(1):27–33. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.12.010

Table 1. Teen and parent characteristics.

Total N = 148 Intervention N= 99 Control N=49



N % N % N %
Teens:
 Sex
  Male 64 43.2 43 43.4 21 42.9
  Female 84 53.8 56 56.6 28 57.1
 Race/ethnicity (n = 147)
  White 129 87.8 85 86.7 44 89.8
  Non-white 18 12.2 13 13.3 5 10.2
 Grade (n = 146)
  9th–10th 117 80.1 75 76.5 42 87.5
  11th and above 29 19.9 23 23.5 6 12.5
 Marks in School (n = 146)
  A 24 16.4 15 15.3 9 18.8
  B 54 37 36 36.7 18 37.5
  C or lower 68 46.6 47 48.8 21 43.7
Parents:
 Sex
  Male 30 20.3 23 23.2 7 14.3
  Female 118 79.7 76 76.8 42 85.7
 Relationship to teen
  Mother 114 77.6 73 74.5 41 83.7
  Father 29 19.7 22 22.4 7 14.3
  Other 4 2.7 3 3.1 1 2
 Race/ethnicity
  White 135 91.8 88 89.8 47 95.9
  Non-white 12 8.2 10 10.2 2 4.1
 Age, years
  < 39 21 14.3 15 15.3 6 12.2
  40–44 46 31.3 28 28.6 18 36.7
 v45–49 49 33.3 30 30.6 19 38.8
  ≥ 50 31 21.1 25 25.5 6 12.2
 Marital status
  Married 122 83 79 80.6 43 87.8
  Divorced 10 6.8 6 6.1 4 8.2
  Other 15 10.2 13 13.3 2 4
 Work status
  Full-time 89 60.5 65 66.3 24 49
  Part-time 34 23.1 19 19.4 15 30.6
  Homemaker 19 12.9 11 11.2 8 16.3
  Other 5 3.4 3 3.1 2 4.1
 Education
  Less than college degree 78 53.4 53 54.6 25 51
  College degree or higher 68 46.6 44 45.4 24 49
 Income
  < $50,000 34 25 25 28.4 9 18.8
  $50,000–$69,999 27 19.8 15 17 12 25
  $70,000–$99,999 36 26.5 22 25 14 29.2
  $100,000–$149,999 24 17.7 14 15.9 10 20.8
  $150,000+ 15 11 12 13.6 3 6.2