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Table 1 Demographic, baseline drug use, and social self-control characteristics of the analysis sample.

From: Prospective associations of social self-control with drug use among youth from regular and alternative high schools

  

RHS (N = 1529)

CHS (N = 552)

Mean age***

 

14.8 (SD = 0.86)

16.8 (SD = 0.74)

Gender***

  
 

% Male

51.6

57.2

 

% Female

48.4

42.8

Ethnicity***

  
 

% Latino

60.6

71.2

 

% Non-Latino

39.4

28.8

Parents education***

  
 

% Some college or below

69.7

80.0

 

% Full college or above

30.3

20.0

% using cigarette***

8.3

35.4

% using alcohol ***

31.3

58.0

% using marijuana***

13.7

41.0

% using hard drug***

4.90

17.6

Mean Problem drug use***

1.09 (SD = 0.24)

1.21 (SD = 0.33)

Mean social self-control

2.87 (SD = 0.50)

2.88 (SD = 0.51)

  1. Note: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.001; ***p < 0.0001; SD = Standard deviation; % using drug pertains to any use in last 30 days; RHS = Regular High School; CHS = Continuation High School