American Academy of Pediatrics

TABLE 1

Demographic Characteristics of Participants in NEXT Included in the Current Study (N = 1771)

	Mean (SE)	Frequency	Weighted %
Age at wave 2	17.19 (0.01)	—	—
Age at wave 7	22.63 (0.01)	—	—
Sex
Male	—	717	39.2
Female	—	1054	60.8
Race and ethnicity
White	—	721	58.9
African American	—	440	19.5
Hispanic	—	530	17.3
Other	—	80	4.2
Family affluence
Low	—	560	22.2
Moderate	—	826	50.1
High	—	385	27.7
Family structure^a
Both biological	—	874	54.8
Biological and stepparent	—	240	17.3
Single parent	—	318	19.7
Other	—	162	8.2
Parental education^b
High school or less	—	615	31.5
Some college	—	614	40.5
Bachelor’s degree or more	—	398	28.0
Sexual minority status at wave 2
Heterosexual	—	1630	94.2
Sexual minority (combined)	—	141	5.8
Attracted to the same sex	—	33	1.5
Attracted to both boys and girls	—	78	3.4
Questioning	—	30	0.9
Depressive symptoms at wave 2	51.11 (0.28)	—	—

	Mean (SE)	Frequency	Weighted %
Age at wave 2	17.19 (0.01)	—	—
Age at wave 7	22.63 (0.01)	—	—
Sex
Male	—	717	39.2
Female	—	1054	60.8
Race and ethnicity
White	—	721	58.9
African American	—	440	19.5
Hispanic	—	530	17.3
Other	—	80	4.2
Family affluence
Low	—	560	22.2
Moderate	—	826	50.1
High	—	385	27.7
Family structure^a
Both biological	—	874	54.8
Biological and stepparent	—	240	17.3
Single parent	—	318	19.7
Other	—	162	8.2
Parental education^b
High school or less	—	615	31.5
Some college	—	614	40.5
Bachelor’s degree or more	—	398	28.0
Sexual minority status at wave 2
Heterosexual	—	1630	94.2
Sexual minority (combined)	—	141	5.8
Attracted to the same sex	—	33	1.5
Attracted to both boys and girls	—	78	3.4
Questioning	—	30	0.9
Depressive symptoms at wave 2	51.11 (0.28)	—	—

—, not applicable.

Because of missing data among 177 participants, valid weighted percentages are presented.

Because of missing data among 144 participants, valid weighted percentages are presented.