Table 1.
Selected characteristics of U.S. high school seniors, Monitoring the Future, total and by driving status, 2012 and 2013 (weighted N = 26,790).
| Characteristic | Total Column % (95% CI) | Nondrivers Column % (95% CI) | Drivers Column (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles driven per average week | ||||
| None | 23 (21, 25) | – | – | |
| 1–10 miles | 10 (10, 11) | – | – | |
| 11–50 miles | 26 (25, 27) | – | – | |
| 51–100 miles | 21 (19, 22) | – | – | |
| 101–200 miles | 12 (11, 13) | – | – | |
| ≥200 miles | 8 (7, 9) | – | – | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Black | 11 (8, 14) | 19 (15, 24) | 9 (6, 11) | |
| Hispanic | 15 (12, 18) | 25 (20, 30) | 12 (10, 15) | |
| Asian | 4 (3, 5) | 6 (4, 8) | 3 (2, 4) | |
| Other | 10 (9, 11) | 13 (12, 15) | 9 (8, 10) | |
| White | 60 (56, 64) | 36 (32, 41) | 67 (63, 70) | |
| Age | ||||
| 16–17 years | 42 (40, 44) | 46 (44, 49) | 41 (39, 42) | |
| ≥18 years Sex | 58 (56, 60) | 54 (51, 56) | 59 (58, 61) | |
| Female | 50 (49, 51) | 55 (53, 57) | 49 (47, 50) | |
| Male | 50 (49, 51) | 45 (43, 47) | 51 (50, 53) | |
| Average weekly earnings from a job or other work | ||||
| $0 | 46 (44, 47) | 67 (64, 69) | 40 (38, 41) | |
| $1–$35 | 9 (9, 10) | 8 (7, 9) | 10 (9, 10) | |
| ≥ $36 | 45 (43, 47) | 25 (23, 27) | 51 (49, 52) | |
| Money received from other sources (allowances, etc.) | ||||
| $0 | 44 (43, 46) | 48 (46, 50) | 43 (42, 44) | |
| $1–$35 | 39 (38, 40) | 38 (37, 40) | 39 (37, 40) | |
| ≥ $36 | 17 (16, 18) | 13 (12, 15) | 18 (17, 19) | |
| Parents in household | ||||
| None | 6 (5, 7) | 9 (8, 10) | 5 (4, 6) | |
| One | 28 (26, 29) | 37 (35, 39) | 25 (24, 27) | |
| Two | 66 (64, 68) | 54 (52, 56) | 70 (68, 72) | |
| Highest level of parental education | ||||
| ≤High school | 27 (24, 29) | 37 (35, 40) | 23 (21, 26) | |
| Some college | 20 (19, 21) | 20 (18, 21) | 20 (19, 21) | |
| ≥ College graduate | 50 (48, 53) | 36 (33, 39) | 55 (52, 57) | |
| Don’t know | 3 (3, 4) | 6 (5, 7) | 2 (2, 3) | |
| Mother employed | ||||
| No | 13 (12, 14) | 16 (15, 17) | 12 (12, 13) | |
| At least some of the time | 87 (86, 88) | 84 (83, 85) | 88 (87, 88) | |
| Average grade | ||||
| B− or below | 27 (26, 29) | 38 (36, 40) | 24 (23, 26) | |
| B+ or B | 37 (36, 38) | 36 (35, 38) | 37 (36, 38) | |
| A or A− | 36 (34, 37) | 25 (24, 27) | 39 (37, 41) | |
| Truancy in past 4 weeks | ||||
| ≥1 day | 30 (28, 32) | 26 (24, 29) | 31 (29, 33) | |
| None | 70 (68, 72) | 74 (71, 76) | 69 (67, 71) | |
| Evenings out in typical week | ||||
| 0–2 | 57 (56, 59) | 67 (65, 69) | 54 (53, 56) | |
| ≥3 | 43 (41, 44) | 33 (31, 35) | 46 (44, 47) | |
| Region | ||||
| Northeast | 17 (13, 21) | 21 (15, 27) | 16 (12, 19) | |
| South | 34 (29, 38) | 35 (29, 42) | 33 (29, 37) | |
| West | 24 (20, 29) | 30 (23, 36) | 23 (18, 27) | |
| Midwest | 25 (22, 29) | 14 (11, 18) | 29 (24, 33) | |
| Urbanicity | ||||
| Large metropolitan statistical area | 31 (24, 38) | 40 (31, 49) | 28 (21, 35) | |
| Other metropolitan statistical area | 49 (42, 56) | 46 (37, 54) | 50 (43, 57) | |
| Nonmetropolitan statistical area | 20 (17, 23) | 15 (11, 17) | 22 (19, 25) |