Table 2.
Bivariate Relationships between Demographics, Victimization Histories, Child Welfare Factors and Lifetime and Current Smoking: Males (n=489)
| Variable | Lifetime Smoking | Current Smoking | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | Yes (%) | No (%) | |
| Demographics | ||||
| Age (M) | 16.10 | 15.47 | 16.28 | 15.61 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 65.6 | 34.4 | 27.9 | 72.1 |
| African-American | 29.1 | 70.9 | 15.3 | 84.7 |
| Hispanic | 49.7 | 50.3 | 19.2 | 80.8 |
| Other race | 43.6 | 56.4 | 20.0 | 80.0 |
| Sexual orientation | ||||
| Heterosexual | 43.2 | 56.8 | 18.4 | 81.6 |
| Sexual minority | 40.3 | 59.7 | 20.8 | 79.2 |
| Childhood Victimization | ||||
| Non-sexual (M) | 2.04 | 1.33 | 2.26 | 1.49 |
| Sexual victimization | ||||
| No | 40.8 | 59.2 | 16.9 | 83.1 |
| Yes | 54.3 | 45.7 | 30.0 | 70.0 |
| Child Welfare Factors | ||||
| Placement type | ||||
| Non-relative foster home | 38.9 | 61.1 | 14.9 | 85.1 |
| With relatives | 31.9 | 68.1 | 13.8 | 86.2 |
| In group/residential | 72.9 | 27.1 | 38.8 | 61.2 |
| In other settings | 75.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 75.2 |
| # of foster homes (M) | 3.51 | 3.00 | 3.92 | 3.05 |
| # of group/residential (M) | 1.71 | .68 | 1.91 | .94 |
| Ever ran away | ||||
| No | 36.9 | 63.1 | 14.3 | 85.7 |
| Yes | 62.5 | 37.5 | 33.9 | 66.1 |
Significant findings (p<.05 or below) are bolded.