Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Intervention and Control Groups
| Intervention N=694 |
Control N=576 |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 325 (46.8%) | 277 (48.1%) | 0.65 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| Latino | 636(91.6%) | 501 (87.0%) | 0.06 |
| Black | 29(4.2%) | 38 (6.6%) | |
| White | 12(1.7%) | 14 (2.4%) | |
| Other | 17 (2.5%) | 23 (4.0%) | |
| US born | 608 (87.6%) | 505 (87.7%) | 0.97 |
| Native English speaker | 286 (41.2%) | 233 (40.5%) | 0.78 |
| Grade Point Average(8thgrade) | 0.001 | ||
| No transcripts | 149 (21.5%) | 77 (13.4%) | |
| A (3.5–4.0) | 163 (23.5%) | 120 (20.8%) | |
| B (2.5–3.4) | 246 (35.4%) | 236 (41.0%) | |
| C (1.5–2.4) | 114 (16.4%) | 120 (20.8%) | |
| D or lower (<1.5) | 22 (3.2%) | 23 (4.0%) | |
| At least 1 parent: | |||
| Born in US | 182 (26.2%) | 154 (26.7%) | 0.84 |
| Graduated high school | 375 (54.0%) | 291 (50.5%) | 0.21 |
| Full-time employed | 612 (88.2%) | 493 (85.6%) | 0.17 |
| Family structure | 0.14 | ||
| 2-parent family | 579 (83.4%) | 457 (79.3%) | |
| 1-parent family | 100 (14.4%) | 107 (18.6%) | |
| Non-traditionalguardian** | 15 (2.2%) | 12 (2.1%) | |
| Parenting Style | 0.23 | ||
| Neglectful | 231 (33.3%) | 190 (33.0%) | |
| Indulgent | 116 (16.7%) | 120 (20.8%) | |
| Authoritarian | 155 (22.3%) | 126 (21.9%) | |
| Authoritative | 192 (27.7%) | 140 (24.3%) | |
| Student has seen parent drunk | 185 (26.7%) | 146 (25.5%) | 0.62 |
| Student reports parent used marijuana | 13 (1.9%) | 17 (3.0%) | 0.20 |
Std. dev.= standard deviation;
*
Non-traditional guardian includes a relative (grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling) or foster parent. Parental substance use was measured by asking participants if they have ever seen their parent drunk and if their parent had ever used marijuana.