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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 10.
Published in final edited form as: Evid Based Pract Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2018 Mar 1;3(2):70–80. doi: 10.1080/23794925.2018.1429228

Table 2.

Parent and Adolescent Socio-Demographics (n=411)

Characteristic N %
Parent Attributes
Gender
    Female 354 86%
    Male 57 14%
Relationship to Teen
    Biological Parent 374 91%
    Adoptive/Foster/Step Parent
Race/Ethnicity
    Non-Hispanic Caucasian 362 88%
    Hispanic 17 4%
    African-American or Black 11 3%
    Asian-American or Asian 13 3%
    Biracial or Other 8 2%
Age
    25–34 11 3%
    35–44 129 39%
    45–54 228 56%
    55–64 38 9%
    65 or older 5 1%
Marital Status
    Married/Domestic Partner 301 73%
    Divorced/Separated/Widowed 86 21%
    Single/Never Married 24 6%
Income Per Capita
    $25,000 or more 195 47%
    Less than $25,000 216 53%
Region 327 80%
    Northeast 28 7%
    Midwest 31 7%
    South 25 6%
    West

Adolescent Attributes
Gender
    Female 209 51%
    Male 202 49%
Age (Mean, Standard Deviation) 16.1 1.8
Race/Ethnicity
    Non-Hispanic Caucasian 342 83%
    Hispanic 23 6%
    African-American or Black 13 3%
    Asian-American or Asian 8 2%
    Biracial or Other 25 6%
Current Clinical Concerns
    Any Substance Use Problems 159 39%
    Any Externalizing Problems 272 66%
    Any Internalizing Problems 210 51%
    Any Legal Problems 104 25%
History of Treatment
    Any History of Therapy 158 38%
    No History of Therapy 253 62%
Family History of Clinical Concerns
    Any Mental Health 187 46%
    Any Substance Use 155 38%

Note. Adolescent attributes are based on parent report. Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100%