Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of student participants
From: School-based harm reduction with adolescents: a pilot study
No Prior Drug Education | New York | San Francisco | ||
n | % | n | % | |
77 | 95.1 | 589 | 88 | |
Totals (n = 666) | ||||
Total 701 | ||||
Age | New York | San Francisco | ||
n | % | n | % | |
13 | 6 | 1 | ||
14 | 33 | 40.2 | 425 | 68.8 |
15 | 48 | 58.5 | 171 | 27.7 |
16 | 1 | .1 | 6 | 1.0 |
17 | 1 | .1 | 8 | 1.3 |
18 | 1 | .2 | ||
19 | 1 | .2 | ||
Totals (n = 701) | ||||
Gender | New York | San Francisco | ||
n | % | n | % | |
Male | 34 | 42 | 347 | 56.5 |
Female | 44 | 54.3 | 267 | 43.5 |
Non-Binary | 5 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
Total 701 | ||||
Race/Ethnicity | New York | San Francisco | ||
n | % | n | % | |
1-Black | 7 | 9 | 52 | 8.7 |
2-Latinx | 16 | 19 | 125 | 20.9 |
3-Native | 2 | .3 | ||
4-Asian | 16 | 19 | 280 | 46.7 |
5-Middle Eastern | 12 | 2.0 | ||
6-White | 36 | 43 | 51 | 8.5 |
7-Other | 8 | 10 | 77 | 12.9 |
(included mixed race Black/Asian, White/Latinx, South Asian & Middle Eastern) | ||||
Totals (n = 676) | ||||
Total 701 | ||||
Sexuality | San Francisco | |||
(added to data collection for demographics based on initial pilot in NYC) | ||||
n | % | |||
1-Straight | 523 | 84.6 | ||
2-Gay | 1 | .2 | ||
3-Bisexual | 38 | 6.1 | ||
4-Undecided | 52 | 8.4 | ||
5-Lesbian | 4 | .6 | ||
Totals (n = 618) | ||||
Total 701 | ||||
Youth Locale | New York | San Francisco | ||
n | % | n | % | |
Brooklyn | 31 | 37.8 | ||
Manhattan | 25 | 30.5 | ||
Bronx | 12 | 14.6 | ||
Queens | 13 | 15.9 | ||
Visitacion Valley | 152 | 25 | ||
Excelsior | 143 | 23 | ||
Richmond, Fillmore & Laurel Hts. | 141 | 23 | ||
Central Richmond & Outer Sunset | 96 | 15 | ||
Mission | 86 | 14 | ||
Totals (n = 699) | ||||
Total 701 | ||||
Police Contact and Suspension | New York | San Francisco | ||
n | % | n | % | |
Arrests or Stops | 9 | 11 | 37 | 6 |
Suspension | 4 | 4.9 | 13 | 2 |
Totals (n = 63) | ||||
Total 701 | ||||
Grades | New York | San Francisco | ||
n | % | n | % | |
1-A’s | 55 | 66 | 313 | 0.6 |
2-B’s | 28 | 34 | 167 | 27.0 |
3-C’s | 96 | 15.5 | ||
4-D’s | 22 | .3.6 | ||
5-F’s | 20 | 3.2 | ||
Totals (n = 701) | ||||
Total 701 | ||||
Future Plans | New York | San Francisco | ||
n | % | n | % | |
1-College | 0 | 100 | 381 | 61.8 |
2-Graduate School | 83 | 100 | 137 | 22.2 |
3-Just finish high school | 79 | 12.8 | ||
4-May not finish high school | 13 | .2.1 | ||
5-Vocational school | 7 | 1.1 | ||
Totals (n = 700) | ||||
Total 700 | ||||
Religion | San Francisco | |||
(added to data collection for demographics based on findings from NYC pilot) | ||||
n | % | |||
1-Muslim | 14 | 2.5 | ||
2-Christian | 204 | 36.0 | ||
3-Buddhist | 47 | 8.3 | ||
4-Jewish | 13 | 2.3 | ||
5-Other/Agnostic/Atheist | 289 | 51.0 | ||
Totals (n = 567) | ||||
Total 701 | ||||