Table 1:
Sociodemographic characteristics for the full (8th, 10th, and 12th grade) and 12th grade sample
| Total1,3 % (n) |
12th graders2,3 % (n) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | n = (25408) | n = (4359) | ||
| Male (reference) | 49.5% | (11979) | 48.9% | (2012) |
| Female | 50.4% | (12043) | 51.0% | (2071) |
| Race | ||||
| White (reference) | 44.6% | (11421) | 48.5% | (2204) |
| Black | 12.3% | (3028) | 13.3% | (546) |
| Hispanic | 21.1% | (5323) | 18.3% | (759) |
| Other | 22.0% | (5636) | 19.9% | (850) |
| Parental Level of Education | ||||
| Both parents do not have a college degree (reference) | 43.4% | (9633) | 49.8% | (1871) |
| At least one parent has a college degree or higher | 56.6% | (12747) | 50.2% | (2129) |
| Urbanicity | ||||
| Lives in a large MSA (reference) | 32.0% | (8681) | 33.3% | (1654) |
| Lives in a MSA | 48.8% | (11645) | 46.6% | (1909) |
| Lives in a non-MSA | 19.2% | (5082) | 20.1% | (796) |
| Region | ||||
| Lives in the Northeast (reference) | 17.2% | (4752) | 15.9% | (821) |
| Lives in the Midwest | 21.7% | (5622) | 21.4% | (966) |
| Lives in the South | 37.5% | (8872) | 39.5% | (1564) |
| Lives in the West | 23.6% | (6162) | 23.2% | (1008) |
| Grade | ||||
| 8th (reference) | 44.2% | (11232) | -- | -- |
| 10th | 38.7% | (9817) | -- | -- |
| 12th | 17.1% | (4359) | -- | -- |
| Truancy | ||||
| Did not cut class in the past four weeks (reference) | 85.2% | (19472) | 69.3% | (2757) |
| Cut class at least once in the past four weeks | 14.8% | (3384) | 30.7% | (1174) |
| Average Grade in School | ||||
| Average grade of a B- or higher (reference) | 81.1% | (19406) | 86.3% | (3553) |
| Average grade of a C+ or lower | 18.9% | (4564) | 13.7% | (515) |
| Nights Out per Week Without Parent | ||||
| Goes out at night 2 nights a week or less (reference) | 71.9% | (16957) | 63.6% | (2559) |
| Goes out at night 3 nights a week or more | 28.1% | (6588) | 36.4% | (1440) |
| Participation in Competitive Sport (past-year) | ||||
| Does not participate in sport (reference) | 25.4% | (6116) | 34.4% | (1225) |
| Participates in at least one sport | 74.6% | (17881) | 65.6% | (2444) |
% = percent; n = sample size; MSA = Metropolitan Statistical Area
All percentages were estimated using custom weights provided by MTF to account for the probability of selection into the sample and to adjust for the different sample sizes for 8th, 10th, and 12th graders. Unweighted sample sizes are provided.
All percentages were estimated using custom weights provided by MTF to account for the probability of selection into the sample. Unweighted sample sizes are provided.
The percent of missing data from each item is the following: sex 5.5% (12th grade sample 6.3%), race 0.0% (12th grade sample 0.0%), parental level of education 11.9% (12th grade sample 8.2%), urbanicity 0.0% (12th grade sample 0.0%), region 0.0% (12th grade sample 0.0%), grade 0.0% (12th grade sample 0.0%), truancy 10.0% (12th grade sample 9.8%), average grade in school 5.7% (12th grade sample 6.7%), nights out per week 7.3% (12th grade sample 8.3%), participation in sport 5.6% (12th grade sample 15.8%).