Table 1. Descriptive Statistics in the Overall Sample and by Race and Ethnicity.
| Variable | All Participants, No. (%) (N = 10 619) | Ethnicity, No. (%) | P Valuea | Race, No. (%) | P Valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic (n = 8236) | Hispanic (n = 2383) | White (n = 8637) | Black (n = 1982) | ||||
| Sex | |||||||
| Female | 5113 (48.3) | 3967 (48.3) | 1146 (48.3) | ≥.05 | 4166 (48.3) | 947 (48.0) | ≥.05 |
| Male | 5480 (51.7) | 4252 (51.7) | 1228 (51.7) | 4456 (51.7) | 1024 (52.0) | ||
| Age, y | |||||||
| 12-15 | 5412 (51.0) | 4108 (49.9) | 1304 (54.7) | ≥.05 | 4399 (50.9) | 1013 (51.1) | ≥.05 |
| 16-17 | 5207 (49.0) | 4128 (50.1) | 1079 (45.3) | 4238 (49.1) | 969 (48.9) | ||
| Family structure | |||||||
| Nonmarried parents | 3820 (36.0) | 2867 (34.8) | 953 (40.0) | <.05 | 2618 (30.3) | 1202 (60.6) | <.05 |
| Married parents | 6792 (64.0) | 5365 (65.2) | 1427 (60.0) | 6012 (69.7) | 780 (39.4) | ||
| Parental educational attainment | |||||||
| Less than high school graduate | 1963 (18.5) | 1026 (12.5) | 937 (39.3) | <.05 | 1531 (17.7) | 432 (21.8) | <.05 |
| High school graduate | 5530 (52.1) | 4422 (53.7) | 1108 (46.5) | <.05 | 4373 (50.6) | 1157 (58.4) | <.05 |
| College graduate | 3126 (29.4) | 2788 (33.9) | 338(14.2) | <.05 | 2733 (31.6) | 393 (19.8) | <.05 |
| Tobacco dependence, any | 542 (5.1) | 441 (5.4) | 101 (4.2) | ≥.05 | 476 (5.5) | 66 (3.3) | <.05 |
| Aggression | 3372 (32.1) | 2687 (33.0) | 685 (29.1) | <.05 | 2657 (31.1) | 715 (36.6) | <.05 |
| Low grade point average | 7853 (74.5) | 5902 (72.2) | 1951 (82.3) | <.05 | 6141 (71.6) | 1712 (86.8) | <.05 |
| Psychological distress | 3570 (44.9) | 2801 (45.0) | 769 (44.6) | ≥.05 | 2949 (45.2) | 621 (43.6) | <.05 |
| Chronic medical condition | 5027 (47.5) | 3983 (48.5) | 1044 (44.0) | <.05 | 4046 (47.0) | 981 (49.6) | <.05 |
a
P for comparison of Hispanic and non-Hispanic or white and black youth, with P < .05 denoting statistical significance.