Table I.
Demographic Characteristics of Participating Sample (N = 323)
| Characteristic | Mean (SD) or number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 16.07 (1.23) | |
| Gender (male) | 237 (73.4%) | |
| Self-reported Hispanic origin Highest grade completed | Mexican American | 156 (48.3%) |
| Spanishb | 105 (32.5%) | |
| Mixed | 32 (9.9%) | |
| Mexican national | 24 (7.4%) | |
| Central American | 3 (0.9%) | |
| South American | 3 (0.9%) | |
| 5th grade or less | 4 (1.2%) | |
| 6th grade | 4 (1.2%) | |
| 7th grade | 15 (4.6%) | |
| 8th grade | 63 (19.5%) | |
| 9th grade | 79 (24.5%) | |
| 10th grade | 71 (22.0%) | |
| 11th grade | 59 (18.3%) | |
| 12th grade or more | 25 (7.8%) | |
| Missing or unknown | 3 (0.9%) | |
| Place of birth | United States | 297 (92.0%) |
| Outside of the United States | 24 (7.4%) | |
| Missing or unknown | 2 (0.6%) | |
| Non-U.S. born youth time resided in the United States | 3–10 years | 10 (41.7%) |
| More than 10 years | 14 (58.3%) | |
| Youth’s generational statusa | First generation | 128 (39.6%) |
| Higher generation | 189 (58.5%) | |
| Missing or unknown | 6 (1.9%) | |
| Past 3 months frequency of intercourse | None | 72 (22.3%) |
| Once a month | 92 (28.5%) | |
| Once a week | 67 (20.7%) | |
| 2–3 times a week | 54 (16.7%) | |
| 4–5 times a week | 23 (7.1%) | |
| Almost everyday | 14 (4.3%) | |
| Missing or unknown | 1 (0.3%) | |
| Past 3 months condom use frequency | Never | 67 (20.7%) |
| Almost never | 24 (7.4%) | |
| Sometimes | 51 (15.8%) | |
| Almost always | 50 (15.5%) | |
| Always | 91 (28.2%) | |
| No intercourse in past 3 months | 11 (3.4%) | |
| Missing or unknown | 29 (9.0%) | |
aYouth generational status defined as first generation if mother or father was born outside of the United States; generational status defined as higher generation if both parents were born in the United States.
bReflective of the cultural composition of the region in which this study was conducted, wherein a third of Hispanic families directly emigrated from Spain to the geographic region that is now New Mexico (see Salvador et al., 2015 for more details).