Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics of Boricua Youth Study Participants at Young Adulthood Assessment
| Total | SBx (N=921) | PR (N=1083) | pa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (Weighted %) | n (Weighted %) | |||
| Age at young adulthood assessment | ||||
| 15–17 | 88 | 39 (4.9) | 49 (4.7) | 0.9857 |
| 18–20 | 475 | 219 (26.1) | 256 (25.4) | |
| 21–24 | 917 | 415 (44.1) | 502 (44.8) | |
| 25+ | 524 | 248 (24.9) | 276 (25.0) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Young men | 981 | 459 (50.9) | 522 (50.9) | 0.9868 |
| Young women | 1023 | 462 (49.1) | 561 (49.1) | |
| In young adulthood | ||||
| Poverty | 1014 | 473 (56.7) | 541 (65.0) | 0.0001 |
| Mother obtained high school diploma/GED | 1274 | 499 (59.3) | 775 (80.8) | <.0001 |
| Young adulthood place of residency | ||||
| SBx | 484 | 483 (52.5) | 1 (0.1) | <.0001 |
| PR | 992 | 7 (0.8) | 985 (90.1) | |
| Other | 528 | 431 (46.7) | 97 (9.8) | |
| In childhood | ||||
| Externalizing disorder | 316 | 158 (18.5) | 158 (15.6) | 0.1116 |
| Internalizing disorder | 239 | 103 (12.2) | 136 (13.3) | 0.5092 |
Note: Percentages are weighted. Due to missing data, the total sample size for poverty, mother’s education, childhood externalizing and childhood internalizing disorder is: SBx (N=852, 833, 873, 872), PR: (847, 937, 1045, 1050) respectively. PR = Puerto Rico; SBx = South Bronx.
a
p value is calculated using sample weights.