Table 1.

Demographic Variables for Sample and Sub-groups (N = 154)

Variable	MHT (n = 72)	OT (n = 82)	Total	Chi Square	df	p
Gender
Female	30 (42%)	29 (35%)	59 (38%)	0.64	1	0.42
Male	42 (58%)	53 (65%)	95 (62%)
Age (M = 15.84)
14	0 (0%)	8 (10%)	8 (5%)	10.47	3	0.02
15	19 (26%)	29 (35%)	48 (31%)
16	30 (42%)	28 (34%)	58 (38%)
17	23 (32%)	17 (21%)	40 (26%)
Race				2.08	4	0.72
Black / African American	64 (88.9%)	74 (90.2%)	138 (89.61%)
Caribbean/West Indian	1 (1.4%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.30%)
Mixed Race	6 (8.3%)	12 (7.8%)	12 (7.79%)
Native American	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.65%)
Other Identity	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.65%)
Hispanic ethnic group identity				.a	.a	.a
Yes	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.65%)
No	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.30%)
Grade
9th	12 (17%)	18 (22%)	30 (19%)	8.12	4	0.08
10th	22 (31%)	30 (36%)	52 (34%)
11th	25 (35%)	18 (22%)	43 (28%)
12th	13 (18%)	11 (13%)	24 (16%)
Grad	0 (0%	5 (6%)	5 (3%)
Living Arrangements
In a house (owned)	32 (44%)	31 (38%)	63 (41%)	3.01	5	0.69
In a house (rented)	27 (38%)	39 (48%)	66 (43%)
In an apartment (rents)	8 (11%)	8 (10%)	16 (10%)
In a shelter	1 (1%)	0 (0%)	1 (1%)
Other	2 (3%)	2 (2%)	4 (3%)
Self-rated Health
Excellent	15 (21%)	23 (28%)	38 (25%)	1.49	3	0.68
Very Good	29 (40%)	27 (33%)	56 (36%)
Good	19 (26%)	23 (28%)	42 (27%)
Fair	9 (13%)	9 (11%)	18 (12%)
Anyone in Family ever Received Mental Health Treatment
Yes	31 (43%)	30 (36%)	61 (40%)	0.48a	1	0.48

Note. MHT= Mental Health Treatment Group. OT = Out of Treatment Group (Community Group)

^aindicates insufficient data / treatment location is a constant.