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Girls (n = 282)
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Boys (n = 190)
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Currently datinga(n = 124)
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Currently non-datinga(n = 156)
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Currently datinga(n = 90)
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Currently non-datinga(n = 100)
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Mean
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% (freq)
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Mean
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% (freq)
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p
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Mean
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% (freq)
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Mean
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% (freq)
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p
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Age
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14.23
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13.94
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0.041
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14.28
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14.18
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0.266
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SES (Live in a brick house)
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54.0 (67)
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66.5 (103)
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0.092
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65.2 (58)
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67.0 (67)
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0.844
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Race
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Black
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39.5 (49)
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34.2 (53)
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0.533
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47.8 (43)
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28.0 (28)
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0.145
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White
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9.7 (12)
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15.5 (24)
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7.8 (7)
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14.0 (14)
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Coloured or Indian
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50.8 (63)
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50.3 (78)
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44.4 (40)
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58.0 (58)
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Days absent
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0.45
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0.37
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0.363
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0.37
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0.48
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0.360
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Ever repeated a school year
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12.9 (16)
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7.7 (12)
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0.020
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20.2 (18)
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11.0 (11)
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0.051
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Problem drinking (past 3 months)
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21.1 (26)
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5.8 (9)
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0.075
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16.7 (15)
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3.0 (3)
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0.092
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Drugb use (past 3 months)
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7.4 (9)
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1.9 (3)
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0.173
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9.1 (8)
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4.0 (4)
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0.267
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aParticipants who had a partner at the time of the survey were classified as “Currently Dating” and those who had no partners were classified as “Currently Non-dating”.
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bMarijuana and/or methamphetamine.
