Table 1.
Sample Demographic Information (N = 373)
| Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|
| Age in years | |
| At time of incarceration | 16.4 (0.8) |
| At first arrest | 12.8 (2.0) |
| Number of times arrested | 6.2 (8.4) |
| N (%) | |
| Race/ethnicitya | |
| Latino | 198 (53.1%) |
| Black | 108 (28.1%) |
| Bi-/multi-racial | 33 (8.8%) |
| White | 23 (6.2%) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 5 (1.3%) |
| History of school expulsion | 246 (66%) |
| History of prior arrest | 295 (79.1%) |
| History of drug use | 354 (94.9%) |
| Drug use other than marijuana, alcohol or inhalants | 208 (55.8%) |
| Use of >2 types of substances | 213 (57.3%) |
| First drug use before age 13 | 162 (45.6%) |
| Frequency of drug use | |
| At least daily | 266 (71.3%) |
| Less than daily | 106 (28.4%) |
a
Numbers do not sum to 100% due to missing data.