Table 3.
Distribution of Selected Demographic Characteristics of Participants in Study 2
| Characteristic | Boys (N=12) |
Girls (N=15) |
Total (N=27) |
% in County a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) of participants | ||||
| Maternal education | ||||
| High School or Less | 1 (9.09) | 2 (13.33) | 3 (11.54) | (34.0) |
| Some College | 1 (9.09) | 4 (26.67) | 5 (19.23) | (31.0) |
| College Graduate | 5 (45.45) | 3 (20.00) | 8 (30.77) | (21.1) |
| Post-Baccalaureate | 4 (36.36) | 6 (40.00) | 10 (38.46) | (12.7) |
| Approximate Income | ||||
| 18,000–40,000 | 0 | 3 (23.08) | 3 (12.50) | (8.7) |
| 41,000–60,000 | 0 | 5 (38.46) | 5 (20.83) | (8.8) |
| 61,000–80,000 | 4 (36.36) | 1 (7.69) | 5 (20.83) | (12.9) |
| 81,000–100,000 | 4 (36.36) | 2 (15.38) | 6 (25.00) | (17.8) |
| >100,000 | 3 (27.27) | 2 (15.38) | 5 (20.83) | (13.8) |
| Maternal Ethnicityb | ||||
| Asian | 0 | 1 (6.67) | 1 (3.70) | (4.9) |
| Hispanic c | 0 | 2 (13.33) | 2 (7.41) | (15.5) |
| White/not Hispanic | 9 (75.00) | 11 (73.33) | 20 (74.07) | (71.2) |
| Mixed Race | 3 (25.00) | 1 (6.67) | 4 (14.81) | (3.8) |
| Second Language | ||||
| No | 9 (75.00) | 8 (53.33) | 17 (62.96) | (64.8) |
| Yes | 3 (25.00) | 7 (46.67) | 10 (37.04) | (35.2) |
Note. Maternal education demographics reported for 26 subjects (male = 11, female = 15). Income data reported for 24 subjects (male = 11, female = 13).
a
Source is U.S. Census Bureau, 2006–2008 American Community Survey at http://factfinder.census.gov/
b
For Asian and Hispanic categories, county values are corrected to reflect the proportion of adults who “speak English very well.”
c
Hispanic ethnicity is not independent from race.