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. 2016 Sep;165:214–222. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.02.003

Table 1.

Youth samples, descriptive statistics.

CBO full sample (N = 1210) CBO adolescent sample (N = 440) CHIS sample (N = 786)a
Immigrant family 69% 72% 55%
Race/ethnicity
 Latino 62% 65% 46%
 White 1% <1% 31%
 Black 21% 18% 7%
 Asian-Pacific Islander 13% 15% 14%
 Other 2% 2% 3%
Socioeconomic background
 Raised by parent(s) with Bachelor's degree 10% 9% 41%
 Low-income 79% 93% 44%
Gender
 Male 45% 38% 53%
 Female 55% 62% 47%
Average age 17.3 16.2 15.5
Self-reported grade point average (GPA)
 Mostly Ds or lower NA 2% 3%
 Mostly Cs and Ds NA 5% 3%
 Mostly Cs NA 4% 5%
 Mostly Bs and Cs NA 22% 18%
 Mostly Bs NA 10% 12%
 Mostly As and Bs NA 38% 39%
 Mostly As NA 18% 20%
How young people have been involved in their group
College prep/success activities 52% 62% NA
Made important decisions 41% 40% NA
Made a public presentation 39% 40% NA
Planned a meeting or event 34% 31% NA
Physical exercise at least once a week 27% 27% NA
Performed or showcased art 23% 21% NA
Collected signatures/canvassing 24% 29% NA
Wrote about community issue 15% 14% NA
Facilitated restorative justice circle 14% 13% NA
None of the above 12% 10% NA

Results may not add up to 100% because of rounding.

a

Weighted results.