Table 1.
Demographic information for each wave of data collection
| Wave 3a | Wave 4a | Wave 5a | Wave 6a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (%) | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 499 (55.82) | 444 (57.51) | 435 (62.59) | 460 (60.69) |
| Male | 395 (44.18) | 328 (42.49) | 260 (37.41) | 298 (39.31) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 286 (31.99) | 249 (32.09) | 230 (33.09) | 247 (32.59) |
| White | 267 (29.87) | 232 (29.90) | 191 (27.36) | 218 (28.76) |
| African American | 237 (26.51) | 195 (25.13) | 188 (27.05) | 197 (25.99) |
| Others | 104 (11.63) | 100 (12.89) | 86 (12.37) | 96 (12.66) |
| Gradeb | ||||
| 10th | 8 (0.89) | - | - | - |
| 11th | 635 (71.03) | 2 (0.26) | - | - |
| 12th | 220 (24.61) | 565 (73.09) | - | - |
| other | 31 (3.47) | 22 (2.85) | - | - |
| High school | - | - | 5 (0.72) | 4 (0.53) |
| College/trade school | - | 142 (18.37) | 490 (70.20) | 495 (65.30) |
| Working | - | 42 (5.43) | 139 (20.00) | 209 (27.57) |
| Not in school and not working | - | - | 61 (8.78) | 50 (6.60) |
| Living situation* | ||||
| Both parents | 415 (46.42) | 348 (44.96) | ||
| One parent and one stepparents | 158 (17.67) | 131 (16.93) | ||
| Mother or Father (only) | 240 (26.85) | 198 (25.58) | ||
| Grandparents and others | 81 (9.06) | 97 (12.53) | ||
| Family (e.g., parents) | 392 (56.32) | 382 (50.53) | ||
| Friends/Roommates | 196 (28.28) | 172 (22.75) | ||
| Girlfriend/Wife or boyfriend/Husband | 68 (9.81) | 135 (17.86) | ||
| Alone | 37 (5.34) | 67 (8.86) | ||
| Age | 17.04 (0.77) | 17.96 (0.75) | 19.06 (0.79) | 20.03 (0.76) |
Note:
a
Data on sexting involvement was available for Waves 3–6
b
Responses options for grade and living situation were modified as participants were aged. Because we measured age only T1, the rest of waves were estimated based on survey completion each wave given information at T1.