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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Pediatr. 2015 Jan-Feb;15(1):103–110. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2014.06.020

Table 2a.

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants

Characteristic Mean or Proportion (%)
Full Sample
n=65
Fighters
n=32
Non-fighters
n=33
Age, mean (years) 15.7 15 16
Race/ethnicity
 Latino 33 34 33
 Non-Latino African American 37 40 36
 Non-Latino white 30 26 31
Primary language spoken at home
 English 72 76 68
 English and another language 8 10 7
 Language other than English only 20 14 25
Household composition
 Two parent 59 37 82
 Single parent 28 40 14
 Other living arrangement 13 23 4
Have doctor/nurse seen regularly for check-ups 69 67 71