Table 6.
Major Depression and Suicidal Ideation during Early and Late Adolescence, Computed for the Total Sample and across Categories of Racial Identification (Percentages)
| Major Depression | Suicidal Ideation | |
|---|---|---|
| EARLY ADOLESCENCE (age 10–14) | ||
| Total Sample (556) | 31.8 | 25.6 |
| Racial Identification | ||
| African American (121) | 30.3 | 29.1 |
| Latina (250) | 40.2 | 29.8 |
| Euro-American (154) | 22.1* | 16.7* |
| LATE ADOLESCENCE (age 15–19) | ||
| Total Sample (556) | 25.2 | 24.1 |
| Racial Identification | ||
| African American (121) | 21.5 | 27.3 |
| Latina (250) | 27.9 | 20.5 |
| Euro-American (154) | 26.0 | 28.8 |
Percentages are based on sample or sub-sample sizes indicated in parentheses.
*
P<=.01 (χ2 of Euro-American compared to the other racial categories, within the stages of adolescence).