Table 1.
Hopelessness Scores and Sociodemographic Characteristics of a Sample of Adolescent Males Living in a Low-Income Neighborhood in San Francisco, 2010
| Total |
Hopelessness score (higher score equals more hopelessness) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic characteristics | N | Percentage | Median | IQR |
| Sample size | 108 | 100.0 | 2 | 1-3 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 15-19 | 75 | 69.4 | 2 | 1-3 |
| 20-24 | 33 | 30.6 | 2 | 1-3 |
| Currently in school | ||||
| Yes | 72 | 66.7 | 2 | 1-3 |
| No | 36 | 33.3 | 1.5 | 1-3 |
| Education* | ||||
| Less than high school | 45 | 41.7 | 2 | 1-4 |
| High school or more | 63 | 58.3 | 1 | 0-3 |
| Reported SES | ||||
| Lower (poor and struggling/barely making ends meet) | 29 | 26.9 | 2 | 1-4 |
| Higher (making it/well off) | 79 | 73.1 | 1 | 1-3 |
| Work in the past 3 months | ||||
| No | 44 | 40.7 | 2 | 1-3 |
| Yes | 64 | 59.3 | 2 | 1-3 |
Note. IQR = interquartile range; SES = socioeconomic status.
*
p < .05.