Table 1.

Study sample characteristics at baseline (N=555)^a.

Variables		Category	n (%)
Sex
		Men	230 (41.4)
		Women	325 (58.6)
Grade
		9th	404 (72.8)
		10th	151 (27.2)
Length of time in the United States
		US born	268 (48.3)
		0-3 years	136 (24.5)
		4-10 years	102 (18.4)
		10+ years	27 (4.9)
		Missing	22 (4.0)
Acculturation scores
	Latino cultureb		0.88 (4.6)c
	American culture d		1.12 (4.0)c
		High Latino High American	278 (50.1)
		Low Latino High American	121 (21.8)
		High Latino Low American	112 (20.2)
		Low Latino Low American	17 (3.1)
		Missing	27 (4.9)

^aThe data for this study were derived from self-identifying Latino adolescents aged 13-19 (mean 15.33, SD 1.03).

^bCronbach alpha=.9517

^cData presented as mean (SD)

^dCronbach alpha=.9298