Table 1: Sample characteristics (N = 57).

Demographic Characteristics

n

%

Range

Gender

 

 

 

   Male

19

33.3

 

   Female

38

66.7

 

Age (years)

17.1 (mean)

3.0 (SD)

13 - 23

Hispanic or Latinoa

39

68.4

 

Race/Ethnicityb

 

 

 

   White

18

31.6

 

   Black

4

7.0

 

   American Indian/Alaska Native

2

3.5

 

   Asian/Pacific Islander

4

7.0

 

   Other

19

33.3

 

Education Completed

 

 

 

   Elementary

3

5.3

 

   Middle school

31

54.4

 

   High school

22

38.6

 

   College degree

1

1.8

 

Household Characteristics

n

%

Range

Type of Household

 

 

 

   Parent’s home

39

68.4

 

   Extended family’s home

1

1.8

 

   Apartment (shared)

1

1.8

 

   Residential housing alone

3

5.3

 

   Residential housing shared

11

19.3

 

   Trailer/Mobile home

2

3.5

 

Total Number of People in

4.5 (mean)

2.1 (SD)

1 - 10

Household

 

 

 

Number of Children in

1.4 (mean)

1.2 (SD)

0 - 4

Householdc

 

 

 

Note: a Refused to answer n = 1; b Refused to answer n = 13; c Refused to answer n = 2.