Table 1.

Background Characteristics of the Youths at Baseline (n=300)

Age:
Mean	14.80
Standard Deviation	1.30
Gender:
Male	63.0%
Female	37.0%
Ethnicity:
Asian	1.0%
African American	25.7%
Hispanic	28.7%
Native American	0.3%
Caucasian	37.3%
Other (Mixed race)	7.0%
Who Youth Lives With
Both birth mother and birth father	16.7%
Birth mother alone	33.3%
Birth mother with stepfather/boyfriend	23.0%
Birth mother with relative or friend	10.3%
Birth father alone	2.7%
Birth father with stepmother or girlfriend	4.3%
Birth father with relative or friend	<1%
Adoptive parent(s)	2.7%
Grandparent(s)	4.3%
Other relative(s)	1.7%
Other	<1%
Family Annual Income Level (n = 297)
Less than $5,000	5.1%
More than $5,000 up to $10,000	8.1%
More than$10,000 up to $25,000	26.3%
More than $25,000 up to $40,000	27.9%
More than $40,000 up to $75,000	22.9%
More than $75,000	9.8%
Family Experience of Stressful/Traumatic Events
Unemployment of parent	50.3%
Divorce of parents	38.7%
Death of loved one	57.7%
Serious illness	31.0%
Victim of violent crime	17.3%
Eviction from house or apartment	17.0%
Legal problem resulting in jail time or detention	26.4%
Accidental injury requiring hospitalization	12.0%
Other stressful/traumatic event	48.8%
Mean	2.99
Standard Deviation	1.76