TABLE 3

Endorsement of Thoughts of Death or Dying

Thoughts of Death or Dying
Adolescent YesParent YesAdolescent Yes; Parent No (Unawareness)Parent Yes; Adolescent No (Denial)
N%N%N%N%
Whole sample 786 15.4 577 11.5 571 75.6 382 67.5 
By age         
 Less than the median 322 12.8 278 11.2 241 76.5 196 72.6 
 Greater than the median 464 17.9 299 11.9 330 75.0 186 62.8 
By sex         
 Boys 379 15.6 286 12.0 275 74.9 183 66.5 
 Girls 407 15.2 291 11.1 296 76.3 199 68.4 
By race         
 Racial minority 343 15.6 210 9.8 267 81.9 147 71.4 
 White 443 15.2 367 12.8 304 70.9 235 65.3 
By ethnicity         
 Hispanic or Latino 45 14.8 37 12.3 27 64.3 22 59.5 
 Non-Hispanic or Latino 741 15.4 540 11.5 544 76.3 360 68.1 
By SES         
 Less than the median 430 16.8 276 11.1 319 77.1 176 64.9 
 Greater than the median 356 14.0 301 12.0 252 73.9 206 69.8 
Thoughts of Death or Dying
Adolescent YesParent YesAdolescent Yes; Parent No (Unawareness)Parent Yes; Adolescent No (Denial)
N%N%N%N%
Whole sample 786 15.4 577 11.5 571 75.6 382 67.5 
By age         
 Less than the median 322 12.8 278 11.2 241 76.5 196 72.6 
 Greater than the median 464 17.9 299 11.9 330 75.0 186 62.8 
By sex         
 Boys 379 15.6 286 12.0 275 74.9 183 66.5 
 Girls 407 15.2 291 11.1 296 76.3 199 68.4 
By race         
 Racial minority 343 15.6 210 9.8 267 81.9 147 71.4 
 White 443 15.2 367 12.8 304 70.9 235 65.3 
By ethnicity         
 Hispanic or Latino 45 14.8 37 12.3 27 64.3 22 59.5 
 Non-Hispanic or Latino 741 15.4 540 11.5 544 76.3 360 68.1 
By SES         
 Less than the median 430 16.8 276 11.1 319 77.1 176 64.9 
 Greater than the median 356 14.0 301 12.0 252 73.9 206 69.8 

Median age = 14.58; median SES z score = 0.40.

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