Table 1 Descriptive data on analytic sample
| Â | N or mean | Weighted % or STD |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 5373 | 50.6% |
 Female | 5240 | 49.4% |
Race/ethnicity | ||
 Hispanic | 1249 | 11.8% |
 Black | 1600 | 15.1% |
 Asian | 375 | 3.5% |
 Native American | 217 | 2.0% |
 Other | 102 | 1.0% |
 White | 7070 | 66.6% |
Sexual Orientation | ||
 LGBQ | 1305 | 12.3% |
Age at Wave I | 15.4 | 1.8 |
Age at Wave III | 21.8 | 1.9 |
Age at Wave IV | 28.3 | 1.9 |
Control variables | ||
 Public assistance in household before age 18 | 1673 | 15.8% |
 Ever repeated or been held back a grade | 2150 | 20.3% |
 Ever suspended, expelled or dropped out | 142 | 1.3% |
 Ever used alcohol, cigarettes, or marijuana | 6033 | 58.1% |
 Ever in a foster home | 173 | 1.6% |
Moderators | ||
School connectedness scale (standardized) | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Mom relationship quality scale (0–25) | 21.0 | 5.8 |
Dad relationship quality scale (0–25) | 15.6 | 9.9 |
Neighborhood collective efficacy Scale (standardized) | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Number of times hung out with friends in past week | ||
 Not at all | 950 | 8.6% |
 1 to 2 times | 2536 | 23.4% |
 3 or 4 times | 2886 | 26.8% |
 5 or more times | 4241 | 41.1% |