TABLE 1—
Variables | Familias Unidas (n = 376), No. (%) or Mean ±SD | Prevention as Usual (n = 370), No. (%) or Mean ±SD | P |
Gender | .88 | ||
Male | 195 (51.9) | 194 (52.4) | |
Female | 181 (48.1) | 176 (47.6) | |
Youth’s age | 13.88 ±0.66 | 13.83 ±0.68 | .32 |
US-born (youths) | 199 (53.2) | 210 (56.8) | .47 |
Family income, $ | .26 | ||
0–9999 | 100 (26.6) | 82 (22.2) | |
10 000–19 999 | 94 (25.0) | 108 (29.2) | |
20 000–29 999 | 54 (14.4) | 65 (17.6) | |
≥ 30 000 | 127 (35.8) | 115 (31.1) | |
Adolescent-specific factors | |||
Alcohol use in lifetime | 57 (15.2) | 58 (15.7) | .85 |
Alcohol use in the past 90 d | 26 (6.9) | 22 (5.9) | .59 |
Illicit drug use in lifetime | 2.01 ±21.60 | 2.11 ±21.81 | .48 |
Illicit drug use in the past 90 d | 12 (3.2) | 18 (4.9) | .25 |
Illicit drug use in the past 90 d | 1.26 ±20.48 | 0.86 ±10.51 | .29 |
Sex in lifetime | 26 (6.9) | 31 (8.4) | .45 |
Sex without a condom in the past 90 d (sexually active cases) | 0.89 ±1.16 | 1.59 ±1.32 | < .001 |
Parent-specific factors | |||
Family communication | 7.14 ±1.79 | 7.41 ±1.64 | .029 |
Parental monitoring of peers | 11.75 ±4.76 | 11.66 ±4.67 | .79 |
Positive parenting | 24.10 ±4.54 | 23.56 ±4.55 | .10 |
Note. One participant in the Familias Unidas group did not report income.