Table 1.
Sample characteristics (n=795).
| n | (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Child characteristics | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 407 | (51) |
| Female | 388 | (49) |
| Age in years (mean, (SD)) | 14.2 | (1.9) |
| Parent characteristics | ||
| Educational Attainment | ||
| High school degree or less | 311 | (39) |
| Some college, no degree | 192 | (24) |
| College degree or more | 292 | (37) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 538 | (68) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 70 | (9) |
| Hispanic | 150 | (19) |
| Other | 37 | (5) |
| Household characteristics | ||
| Annual income | ||
| <$35,000 | 156 | (20) |
| $35,000-$74,999 | 217 | (27) |
| ≥$75,000 | 422 | (53) |
| Region of United States | ||
| Northeast | 152 | (19) |
| Midwest | 196 | (25) |
| South | 262 | (33) |
| West | 185 | (23) |
Note. Data from 2016 national survey of parents of adolescents ages 11–17 years. SD -standard deviation.