Table 1.

Sample characteristics by race

Variable	Total	Whites	Blacks
Eighth grade, n	331	168	163
% male	51.4	51.8	50.9
Age, in years, M (SD)	13.7 (0.44)	13.7 (0.40)	13.7 (0.48)
Per capita income,a M (SD)	$15,042 (14,932)	$21,970 (15,958)	$7,807 (9,390)***
% in treatment groupb	68.0	66.7	69.3
Age 20, n	301	160	141
% male	49.5	50.6	48.2
Age, in years, M (SD)	20.3 (0.64)	20.3 (0.61)	20.3 (0.67)
% with financial strain	23.7	16.3	32.1**
% attending 4-year college	37.7	55.6	17.1***
% working full time	22.3	20.6	24.1
% have children	10.0	3.8	17.0***
Age 22, n	277	153	124
% male	49.1	51.6	46.0
Age, in years, M (SD)	22.1 (0.62)	22.1 (0.61)	22.1 (0.65)
% with financial strain	31.4	17.6	48.4***
% attending 4-year college	31.2	43.1	16.3***
% working full time	30.7	29.4	32.3
% have children	15.3	3.9	29.3***

^aBased on household income in U.S. dollars in eighth grade divided by number of family members;

^bthe original study tested both a group-administered and a self-administered intervention versus no-treatment control.

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001 for race differences.