Table 2.
Parent and adolescent participants’ characteristics.
| Adolescents | Parents | ||
| Characteristic | (n=20), n (%) | (n=34), n (%) | |
| Parent age (years) | |||
| 32-39 | 6 (18) | ||
| 40-49 | 20 (59) | ||
| 50+ | 8 (24) | ||
| Adolescent age (years) | |||
| 11-12 | 11 (55) | ||
| 13-14 | 9 (45) | ||
| Race | |||
| Black/African American | 2 (10) | 3 (9) | |
| White | 13 (65) | 27 (79) | |
| Other | 5 (25) | 4 (12) | |
| Hispanic/latino/latina ethnicity | |||
| Yes | 4 (20) | 6 (18) | |
| Adolescent gender | |||
| Female | 11 (55) | ||
| Male | 9 (45) | ||
| Parent education level | |||
| Some high school/high school graduate/high school equivalency certificate | 6 (18) | ||
| Some college/technical training | 7 (21) | ||
| Bachelor’s degree | 15 (44) | ||
| Higher education degree | 6 (18) | ||
| Adolescent grade level | |||
| Grade 6 | 4 (20) | ||
| Grade 7 | 10 (50) | ||
| Grade 8 | 4 (20) | ||
| Grade 9 | 2 (10) | ||
| Total household income in previous year (US $) | |||
| $12,000-$24,000 | 2 (6) | ||
| $25,000-$79,000 | 10 (29) | ||
| $80,000 or higher | 22 (65) | ||
| Total household size | |||
| 3 people | 8 (24) | ||
| 4 people | 7 (21) | ||
| 5 people | 12 (35) | ||
| 6 people | 7 (21) | ||