Table 1 Demographic characteristics for parent/teen dyads by intervention status
From: Steering teens safe: a randomized trial of a parent-based intervention to improve safe teen driving
Parent characteristics | Intervention n (%) | Control n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gendera | 0.597 | ||
Father/Daughter | 6 (8.6) | 3 (4.0) | |
Father/Son | 7 (10.0) | 8 (10.7) | |
Mother/Daughter | 29 (41.4) | 37 (49.3) | |
Mother/Son | 28 (40.0) | 27 (36.0) | |
Age | 0.234 | ||
30-39 | 7 (10.0) | 14 (18.9) | |
40-49 | 49 (70.0) | 50 (67.6) | |
50-59 | 14 (20.0) | 10 (13.5) | |
Marital status | 0.363 | ||
Married | 60 (85.7) | 60 (80.0) | |
Divorced/Separated/Widowed/Single | 10 (14.3) | 15 (20.0) | |
Racea | 0.393 | ||
White | 68 (98.6) | 73 (97.3) | |
Non-white | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.7) | |
Education | 0.874 | ||
Some college or lower | 23 (33.3) | 27 (36.5) | |
Four-year college graduate | 28 (40.6) | 27 (36.5) | |
Some graduate school or higher | 18 (26.1) | 20 (27.0) | |
Employment | 0.387 | ||
Employed full-time | 53 (77.9) | 53 (71.6) | |
Employed part-time/other | 15 (22.1) | 21 (28.4) | |
Teen characteristics | |||
Gender | 0.688 | ||
Male | 35 (50.0) | 35 (46.7) | |
Female | 35 (50.0) | 40 (53.3) | |
Agea | |||
15 | 64 (92.8) | 71 (94.7) | |
16-17 | 5 (7.2) | 4 (5.3) | |
Gradea | 0.708 | ||
9th | 11 (15.7) | 9 (12.0) | |
10th | 54 (77.1) | 62 (82.7) | |
11th and 12th | 5 (7.1) | 4 (5.3) | |
Racea | 0.175 | ||
White | 67 (98.5) | 70 (94.6) | |
Non-white | 1 (1.5) | 4 (5.4) | |
Age at first drive | 0.805 | ||
12 or younger | 5 (7.5) | 6 (8.4) | |
13 | 7 (10.4) | 11 (15.5) | |
14 | 49 (73.1) | 47 (66.2) | |
15 or older | 6 (9.0) | 7 (9.9) | |
Frequency of driving per week (on average; at 6-month follow-up)a | 0.390 | ||
Less than 1 day a week | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) | |
1 to 2 days a week | 4 (5.7) | 5 (6.7) | |
3 to 5 days a week | 17 (24.3) | 11 (14.7) | |
6 or more days a week | 49 (70.0) | 58 (77.3) |