Table 2.
Means and SDs for perceived awareness and caring items
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| 1. Drank alcohol | 3.88 | 1.53 | 3.08 | 1.67 | 3.67 | 1.56 | 2.45 | 1.56 |
| 2. Used illicit drugs | 3.72 | 1.75 | 2.87 | 1.84 | 3.54 | 1.74 | 2.36 | 1.66 |
| 3. Had sex (oral, vaginal, or anal) | 3.58 | 1.73 | 2.78 | 1.77 | 3.26 | 1.73 | 2.17 | 1.54 |
| 4. Got into a physical/verbal fight | 3.79 | 1.60 | 2.89 | 1.77 | 3.44 | 1.66 | 2.28 | 1.57 |
| 5. Where you were going… | 4.54 | 0.95 | 3.44 | 1.51 | 4.25 | 1.11 | 2.76 | 1.48 |
| 6. What you were doing… | 4.35 | 1.06 | 3.35 | 1.50 | 4.01 | 1.23 | 2.64 | 1.48 |
| Peer PAC | ||||||||
| 1. Amount of alcohol you drank | 3.61 | 1.45 | 3.40 | 1.41 | 2.98 | 1.52 | 2.77 | 1.40 |
| 2. How often you drank alcohol | 3.58 | 1.47 | 3.36 | 1.42 | 3.02 | 1.54 | 2.74 | 1.40 |
| 3. How often you smoked marijuana | 3.65 | 1.59 | 3.16 | 1.65 | 3.00 | 1.66 | 2.57 | 1.57 |
| 4. Used ecstasy or other designer drugs | 3.77 | 1.63 | 3.16 | 1.76 | 3.06 | 1.75 | 2.57 | 1.65 |
| 5. Used other drugs | 3.78 | 1.61 | 3.16 | 1.75 | 3.06 | 1.73 | 2.58 | 1.66 |
| 6. Having sex | 3.53 | 1.50 | 3.07 | 1.56 | 2.86 | 1.54 | 2.44 | 1.44 |
| 7. Aggressive actions | 3.29 | 1.55 | 2.73 | 1.63 | 2.80 | 1.51 | 2.30 | 1.41 |
Note: PAC = perceived awareness and caring, higher values indicate greater PAC. Variables range from 1 to 5