Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of court-involved youth and caregiver dyads recruited from a family court in the northeastern region of the United States
| Variable | Adolescents (n = 400) |
Caregivers (n = 400) |
|---|---|---|
| Mean age at baseline, in years (SD) | 14.5 (1.5) | 41.0 (7.2) |
| Female, n (%) | 170 (42.7) | 348 (87.2) |
| Latinx, n (%) | 168 (42.0) | 135 (33.8) |
| Race, n (%) | ||
| White | 182 (45.6) | 212 (53.0) |
| Black | 70 (17.5) | 48 (12.0) |
| Multi-racial | 68 (17.0) | 35 (8.8) |
| Other | 80 (20.0) | 105 (26.3) |
| Charge type, n (%) | ||
| Status offense | 194 (48.6) | – |
| Delinquent offense | 205 (51.4) | – |
| Employment, n (%) | ||
| Part-time | 30 (7.5) | 63 (15.8) |
| Full-time | 8 (2.0) | 144 (36.1) |
| Unemployed | 347 (87.0) | 192 (48.1) |
| Relationship to youth, n (%) | ||
| Birth parent | – | 371 (93.0) |
| Step-parent | – | 6 (1.5) |
| Adoptive parent | – | 10 (2.5) |
| Aunt/uncle | – | 3 (0.8) |
| Grandparent | – | 7 (1.8) |
| Other | – | 2 (0.6) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||
| Single, never married | – | 152 (38.1) |
| Married | – | 104 (26.1) |
| Separated/divorced | – | 102 (25.5) |
| Living with partner | – | 25 (6.3) |
| Other | – | 15 (3.8) |