Table 2.

Sample characteristics for comparison group.

	N and percent within cohort
Gender	6th–7th Grade	7th–8th Grade	6th–8th Grade
Male	71 (43.8%)	81 (55.5%)	24 (49.0%)
Female	91 (56.2%)	65 (44.5%)	25 (51.0%)
Economically disadvantaged
Yes	65%	64%	41%
No	35%	36%	59%
Ethnicity
African-American	27%	26%	2%
Caucasian	33%	36%	90%
Hispanic	37%	35%	5%
Other	3%	3%	3%