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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 21.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Health Educ. 2013 Jan 23;43(2):83–92. doi: 10.1080/19325037.2012.10599223

Table 1.

Description of Samples

Descriptive Variable Alternative
School Sample
(N = 31)
Correctional
Facility Sample
(N = 38)

Race/Ethnicity
  Hispanic 45% 32%
  Black 33% 24%
  White 16% 24%
  Mixed Race 32%
  Refused Racial Category 33% 13%

Living Situation
  Single Adult Home 48% 42%
  Two Adults Home 52% 32%
  Other Relatives 18%
  Friends 8%

Maternal Educational Attainment
  < High School 29% 37%
  High School Graduate 10% 26%
  Some College/College Graduate 58% 24%
  Unknown 3% 13%

Paternal Educational Attainment
  < High School 29% 18%
  High School Graduate 26% 21%
  Some College/College Graduate 35% 18%
  Unknown 10% 42%

Maternal Incarceration History
  Yes 13% 21%
  Unknown 3% 0%

Paternal Incarceration History
  Yes 39% 42%
  Unknown 10% 3%