Table 1 Demographic results overall and by subgroups
Mean (standard deviation) or frequency (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | Subgroup: Parent Type | Subgroup: Age (years) | ||||
Mother | Father | ≤ 17 | 18–19 | 20–21 | ||
N | 107 | 86 (80%) | 21 (20%) | 24 (22%) | 43 (40%) | 40 (37%) |
Age (years) | 19 (2) | 19 (2) | 19 (1) | 15 (1) | 19 (0) | 20 (1) |
Race category | ||||||
American Indian or Alaskan Native | 2 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
Black or African American | 92 (86%) | 76 (88%) | 16 (76%) | 19 (79%) | 37 (86%) | 36 (90%) |
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | 1 (1%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
White | 4 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 3 (14%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (5%) | 2 (5%) |
Some other race or origin | 4 (4%) | 3 (3%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (5%) |
I prefer not to respond | 4 (4%) | 4 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (13%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
Hispanic category | ||||||
No, not of Hispanic, Latino/a/x, or Spanish origin | 91 (85%) | 74 (86%) | 17 (81%) | 18 (75%) | 36 (84%) | 37 (93%) |
Yes, of Hispanic, Latino/a/x, or of Spanish origin | 12 (11%) | 8 (9%) | 4 (19%) | 2 (8%) | 7 (16%) | 3 (8%) |
I prefer not to respond | 4 (4%) | 4 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (17%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Sexual identity | ||||||
Asexual | 5 (5%) | 4 (5%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (4%) | 2 (5%) | 2 (5%) |
Bisexual | 12 (11%) | 11 (13%) | 1 (5%) | 4 (17%) | 6 (14%) | 2 (5%) |
Demisexual | 2 (2%) | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (5%) | 0 (0%) |
Gay | 3 (3%) | 2 (2%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (5%) |
Lesbian | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) |
Pansexual | 2 (2%) | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) |
Straight, that is, not lesbian or gay | 77 (72%) | 59 (69%) | 18 (86%) | 14 (58%) | 31 (72%) | 32 (80%) |
I prefer not to respond | 5 (5%) | 5 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (17%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
Currently in school | 39 (36%) | 34 (40%) | 5 (24%) | 21 (88%) | 12 (28%) | 6 (15%) |
Currently employed | 46 (43%) | 35 (41%) | 11 (52%) | 3 (13%) | 21 (49%) | 18 (45%) |
Physical health (5-point scale) | 4.1 (0.9) | 4.1 (0.9) | 4.1 (1.0) | 4.7 (0.6)* | 3.9 (1.0) | 4.1 (1.0) |
Mental health (5-point scale) | 3.7 (1.1) | 3.7 (1.1) | 3.8 (1.0) | 3.8 (1.3) | 3.7 (1.0) | 3.7 (1.1) |
Negative emotions (6-point scale) | 2.5 (1.4) | 2.5 (1.4) | 2.5 (1.5) | 2.6 (1.9) | 2.4 (1.1) | 2.6 (1.4) |
Positive emotions (6-point scale) | 4.7 (1.3) | 4.7 (1.3) | 4.5 (1.2) | 5.0 (1.5) | 4.6 (1.2) | 4.5 (1.2) |
Cantril ladder score (10-point scale) | 6.2 (2.2) | 6.1 (2.2) | 6.4 (2.3) | 6.6 (2.0) | 6.3 (2.6) | 5.8 (1.9) |