Table 1.
Participant Demographics
| VARIABLE | RURAL ADOLESCENTS | URBAN/SUBURBAN ADOLESCENTS | RURAL CAREGIVERS | URBAN/SUBURBAN CAREGIVERS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Age | 14.50 | 1.76 | 14.59 | 1.74 | 45.04 | 9.54 | 45.43 | 9.38 |
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 329 | 48.7 | 658 | 49.8 | 493 | 72.9 | 980 | 74.2 |
| Male | 347 | 51.3 | 663 | 50.2 | 183 | 27.1 | 341 | 72.9 |
| Racea | ||||||||
| White | 563 | 89.1 | 715 | 62.3 | 563 | 89.1 | 832 | 63.4 |
| Black | 53 | 8.4 | 384 | 33.5 | 53 | 8.4 | 423 | 32.2 |
| Other | 16 | 2.5 | 48 | 4.2 | 16 | 2.5 | 57 | 4.3 |
| Relationship status | ||||||||
| Not partnered | — | — | — | — | 135 | 20.0 | 378 | 28.6 |
| Partnered | — | — | — | — | 541 | 80.0 | 943 | 71.4 |
| Educationa | ||||||||
| <12 years | — | — | — | — | 65 | 9.6 | 62 | 4.7 |
| HS diploma | — | — | — | — | 197 | 29.1 | 235 | 17.8 |
| Some college | — | — | — | — | 248 | 36.7 | 460 | 34.8 |
| College grad | — | — | — | — | 166 | 24.6 | 563 | 42.7 |
a
Descriptive statistics are based on valid cases for the given variable; median income was 40,000 to 60,000 for Rural and Urban/Suburban families.
M, mean; SD, standard deviation.
Note: n = 1,997.