Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics for Overall Sample, Girls, Boys, Miami and Los Angeles Youth
| Variables | Overall
Sample N = 303 N(%) or M (SD) |
Girls n = 141 N(%) or M (SD) |
Boys n = 160 N(%) or M (SD) |
Miami n = 153 N(%) or M (SD) |
Los
Angeles n = 150 N(%) or M (SD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||||||||
| 13 years | 26 | 8.6 | 15 | 10.6 | 11 | 6.9 | 15 | 9.8 | 11 | 7.3 |
| 14 years | 141 | 46.5 | 60 | 42.6 | 81 | 50.6 | 64 | 41.8 | 77 | 51.3 |
| 15 years | 93 | 30.7 | 46 | 32.6 | 45 | 28.1 | 48 | 31.4 | 45 | 30.0 |
| 16 years | 33 | 10.9 | 15 | 10.6 | 18 | 11.3 | 19 | 12.4 | 14 | 9.3 |
| 17 years | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 2.1 | 3 | 1.9 | 5 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Missing | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.3 |
| U.S. Practices | 27.82 | 10.08 | 27.72 | 10.15 | 28.04 | 9.98 | 26.63 | 9.91 | 29.03 | 10.15 * |
| U.S. Identity | 27.05 | 8.35 | 26.33 | 8.08 | 27.78 | 8.55 | 28.61 | 8.01 | 25.45 | 8.41 * |
| Individualistic Values | 19.71 | 4.90 | 19.52 | 5.30 | 19.84 | 4.55 | 20.79 | 4.76 | 18.6 | 4.81 ** |
| Latino/a Practices | 33.17 | 8.50 | 34.32 | 8.03 | 32.27 | 8.66 * | 34.58 | 7.65 | 31.73 | 9.09 * |
| Latino/a Identity | 32.01 | 7.90 | 32.70 | 7.31 | 31.44 | 8.41 | 33.22 | 7.82 | 30.79 | 7.82 * |
| Collectivistic Values | 24.47 | 4.07 | 25.62 | 3.69 | 23.79 | 4.29 * | 25.69 | 3.83 | 23.23 | 3.93 ** |
| Attitudes Towards Smoking | 1.28 | 1.59 | 1.11 | 1.49 | 1.45 | 1.67 | 1.21 | 1.68 | 1.36 | 1.49 |
| Subjective Smoking Norms | 6.25 | 2.19 | 6.60 | 1.93 | 5.94 | 2.34 * | 6.12 | 2.21 | 6.39 | 2.16 |
| Intentions to Smoke | ||||||||||
| Yes | 21 | 6.9 | 8 | 5.7 | 12 | 7.5 | 7 | 4.6 | 14 | 9.3 |
| No | 235 | 77.6 | 115 | 81.6 | 119 | 74.4 | 134 | 87.6 | 101 | 67.3 |
| Missing | 53 | 17.4 | 18 | 12.8 | 29 | 18.1 | 16 | 10.5 | 35 | 23.3 |
*
p < 0.05
**
p < 0.001
Note: We lost 2 cases due to missing cases for the gender variable.