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. 2019 Nov 27;14(11):e0224499. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224499

Table 1. Descriptive statistics of IWES believe in youth–louisiana (BY-LA) participants (N = 1548).

DEMOGRAPHICS
Measure n %
Gender 1547
    Female 877 56.7
    Male 670 43.3
Race 1426
    Black/African American 1326 93.0
    White 44 3.1
    More than one race 38 2.7
    Asian 12 0.8
    American Indian/Alaska Native 6 0.4
Ethnicity 903
    Hispanic/Latino 830 91.9
    Not Hispanic/Latino 73 8.1
Age (years) 1478
    ≤14 1136 76.9
    >14 342 23.1
Grade 1533
    <9th 976 63.7
    ≥9th 557 36.3
% Students eligible for free/reduced lunch of attended school (Mean 88,2, SD 8.9; Range: 66.8–96.3) 1149
    <90 792 68.9
    ≥90 357 31.1
INDIRECT VIOLENCE EXPOSURE
Witnessed violence against parent 1519
    Yes 462 29.8
    No 1057 68.3
Witnessed violence against sibling 1523
    Yes 252 16.3
    No 1271 82.1
Witnessed shooting/stabbing/beating 1531
    Yes 645 41.7
    No 886 57.2
Witnessed murder 1523
    Yes 283 18.3
    No 1240 80.1
Experienced murder of someone close 1525
    Yes 832 53.8
    No 693 44.8
ADVERSE MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMATOLOGY
Positive screen for depression 1546
    Yes 328 21.2
    No 1218 78.7
Positive screening for lifetime PTSD 1544
    Yes 708 45.7
    No 836 54.0
Positive screening for current PTSD 1544
    Yes 416 26.9
    No 1128 72.9