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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Suicide Res. 2016 Oct 4;21(4):659–671. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2016.1242442

Table 1. Study Population at Program Entry of Girls Ages 11-18 (N=107).

Participant Characteristic N %
Demographic
Latina 107 100%
 Puerto Rican 30a 29%
 Dominican 25a 24%
 Mexican 25a 24%
 Ecuadorian 5a 5%
 Other1 or Two or More 4a 4%
 Two or More 16a 15%
Place of birth:
 US (including Puerto Rico) 88b 85%
 Outside US 16b 15%
Fluent in English 97b 93%
Fluent in Spanish 80c 88%
Age 14.9 (mean) 2.3 (SD)
Enrolled in school 104d 98%
Ever repeated a grade 36b 35%
Clinical
Tobacco use in 30 days before program entry 6b 6%
Alcohol use in 30 days before program entry 9a 9%
Marijuana use in 30 days before program entry 7b 7%
Ever sexually abused 26b 25%
Reported suicide attempt before program entry 18e 17%
Primary mental health diagnosis
 Depression 48 45%
 Bipolar disorder 6 6%
Family characteristics
Mother fluent in English 40f 43%
Mother fluent in Spanish 90f 97%
Family structure
 Two-parent biological family 52 49%
 Single-parent household 48 45%
 Other 7 7%
Family member attempted suicide 28a 27%

Total N=107. Missing data due to incomplete survey responses on items as indicated.

a

N=105;

b

N=104;

c

N=91;

d

N=106;

e

N=103;

f

N=93

1

Other includes Honduran, Colombian, and Guatemalan