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Table 1 Descriptive Statistics

From: Parental support and monitoring as associated with adolescent alcohol and tobacco use by gender and age

N = 2351

Younger group, grades 7–8

(n = 1229)

Older group, grades 9–10

(n = 1122)

 

n (%)

n (%)

Gender

 Female

596 (48.5%)

543 (48.4%)

 Male

602 (49.0%)

554 (49.4%)

Family Structure

 Lives with both parents

630 (51.3%)

558 (49.7%)

 Other living arrangements

599 (48.7%)

564 (50.3%)

Lifetime Drunkenness (Ever been drunk)

103 (10.0%)

222 (21.6%)

Current Alcohol Use (Past 30 Days)

65 (6.4%)

136 (13.4%)

Lifetime Cigarette Use (Ever Used)

180 (17.3%)

255 (24.5%)

Current Cigarette Use (Past 30 Days)

46 (4.4%)

96 (9.2%)

Race/Ethnicity

 Asian

17 (1.4%)

13 (1.2%)

 White

1116 (90.8%)

1037 (92.4%)

 Black or African American

60 (4.9%)

55 (4.9%)

 Hispanic or Latino

34 (2.8%)

29 (2.6%)

 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

5 (0.4%)

5 (0.5%)

 American Indian or Native American

76 (6.2%)

51 (4.5%)

 Other

48 (4.0%)

27 (2.4%)

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Parental Support (range 4.00–16.00)

17.1 (3.5)

17.1 (3.7)

Parental Monitoring (range 5.00–20.00)

13.7 (2.5)

13.6 (2.7)

Maternal Education (range 1.0–6.0)

4.4 (2.8)

5.0 (2.7)

Relative Income (range 1.0–7.0)

5.0 (1.4)

4.9 (1.3)