Table 3.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Bi/Multiracial Youth in Latent Classes
| Class 1: “High Protection, Low Risk” 50.43% [48.6–52.2]) |
Class 2: “High Protection, Elevated Risk” (21.66% [20.4–23.0]) |
Class 3: “Low Protection, Elevated Risk” (27.9% [26.4–29.5]) |
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| % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | RR | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | RR | (95% CI) | |
| Demographic | ||||||||||
| Factors | ||||||||||
| Age | ||||||||||
| 12–14 Years | 75.31 | 73.3–77.2 | 18.77 | (16.4–21.4) | 1.00 | (1.25–1.75) | 33.76 | (31.6–36.0) | 1.00 | (1.25–1.75) |
| 15–17 Years | 24.69 | (22.8–26.7) | 81.23 | (78.6–83.6) | 13.94 | (11.4–17.1) | 66.24 | (64.0–68.4) | 6.15 | (5.39–7.03) |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Female | 48.40 | (46.1–50.7) | 62.47 | (59.0–65.8) | 1.00 | -- | 47.26 | (44.3–50.2) | 1.00 | -- |
| Male | 51.60 | (49.3–53.9) | 37.53 | (34.2–41.0) | 0.52 | (0.44–0.61) | 52.74 | (49.7–55.7) | 0.98 | (0.84–1.15) |
| Family Income | ||||||||||
| Less than $20,000 | 15.60 | (14.0–17.3) | 21.99 | (19.0–25.3) | 1.81 | (1.33–2.48) | 20.29 | (17.8–23.0) | 1.55 | (1.20–2.00) |
| $20,000-$49,999 | 32.14 | (29.9–34.4) | 35.34 | (31.8–39.0) | 1.40 | (1.08–1.81) | 36.44 | (33.3–39.6) | 1.39 | (1.09–1.77) |
| $50,000-$74,999 | 19.41 | (17.7–21.2) | 18.03 | (15.7–20.6) | 1.25 | (0.93–1.68) | 18.67 | (16.5–21.1) | 1.29 | (0.98–1.69) |
| $75,000 or greater | 32.85 | (30.4–35.4) | 24.64 | (21.9–27.6) | 1.00 | -- | 24.60 | (22.2–27.1) | 1.00 | -- |
| Father in Household | ||||||||||
| Yes | 71.59 | (69.3–73.8) | 63.17 | (60.1–66.1) | 1.00 | -- | 60.73 | (58.1–63.3) | 1.00 | -- |
| No | 28.41 | (26.2–30.7) | 36.83 | (33.9–39.9) | 1.17 | (1.06–1.30) | 39.27 | (36.7–41.9) | 1.25 | (1.15–1.34) |
Note. All percentages are survey adjusted column percentages. Reference class in multinomial regression analyses specified as Class 1 (i.e., “High Protection, Low Risk”). Relative risk ratios (RR) adjusted for age, gender family income, and father in household. RR in bold represent a significant difference at p < .05 and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) that do not overlap with 1.00.