Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of adolescents by sex
| |
Male n = 1,566 |
Female n = 1,498 |
Total N = 3,064 |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |
| Currently attending school (χ2 (1, N=3,063) = 15.39)* |
|
|
|
| Yes |
74.3 |
67.9 |
71.2 |
| No |
25.7 |
32.1 |
28.8 |
| Residence (χ2 (1, N=3,060) = 0.32) |
|
|
|
| Korogocho |
50.3 |
51.3 |
50.8 |
| Viwandani |
49.7 |
48.7 |
49.2 |
| Religious affiliation (χ2 (6, N=3,061) = 53.38)* |
|
|
|
| Catholic |
27.7 |
27.5 |
27.6 |
| Protestant |
21.4 |
22.1 |
21.7 |
| Pentecostal |
19.2 |
26.1 |
22.6 |
| Other Christian |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
| Muslim |
13.4 |
11.9 |
12.6 |
| No religion |
10.7 |
4.7 |
7.7 |
| Other |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
| Mean delinquency (SD) (t = 9.34; df = 3,062)*, a |
0.10 (0.66) |
-0.09 (0.43) |
0.00 (0.57) |
| Raw delinquency (t = 10.25; df = 3,062)* |
0.25 (0.32) |
0.15 (0.23) |
0.20 (0.28) |
| Mean parental monitoring (SD) (t = -5.68; df = 3,014)* a |
-0.09 (0.87) |
0.09 (0.89) |
0.00 (0.88) |
| Raw parental monitoring (t = -5.69; df = 3,014)* |
2.15 (0.83) |
2.33 (0.84) |
2.24 (0.84) |
| Mean religiosity (SD) (t = -7.53; df = 3,056)*, a |
-0.12 (1.01) |
0.12 (0.73) |
0.00 (0.89) |
| Raw religiosity (t = -7.58; df = 3,056)* |
3.08 (1.17) |
3.36 (0.85) |
3.21 (1.03) |
| Mean esteem (SD) (t = -0.52; df = 3,061)a |
-0.01 (0.64) |
0.01 (0.61) |
0.00 (0.63) |
| Raw esteem (t = -0.56; df = 3,061) | -1.55 (0.44) | -1.54 (0.41) | -1.55 (0.42) |
*p < 0.05 for sex differences based on chi-square tests (categorical variables) and t-tests (continuous variables).
aIndices generated from standardized (mean equal to zero and standard deviation equal to one) values of individual items all scored in the positive direction. Number of items in scales: delinquency (9 items); religiosity (5 items); parental monitoring (9 items); self-esteem (5 items).