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Appendices 63<br />
Table B.1, continued<br />
Comparison <strong>of</strong> Target Youth and Comparison Youth on Select Characteristics<br />
<strong>Prevention</strong> Clubs<br />
Area <strong>of</strong> Interest Comparison Youth <strong>Prevention</strong> Youth<br />
Family<br />
Has a family member in a gang** 18% 30%<br />
Moved in the past year t<br />
0 times 47% 36%<br />
1 time 26% 31%<br />
2 or more times 27% 33%<br />
Experienced more than two stressful life events during the year between<br />
the baseline and follow-up surveys 67% 67%<br />
Had a loved one die during the year between the baseline and<br />
follow-up surveys 42% 45%<br />
Peers<br />
Mean number <strong>of</strong> positive peers 2.4 2.4<br />
Mean number <strong>of</strong> negative peers*** .46 .70<br />
Intervention Clubs<br />
Area <strong>of</strong> Interest Comparison Youth Intervention Youth<br />
Demographic Characteristics<br />
Over the age <strong>of</strong> 13 91% 86%<br />
Male* 61% 82%<br />
Receives free or reduced price lunch at school 74% 66%<br />
Lives in public housing 29% 22%<br />
Does not have phone at home 86% 82%<br />
High risk <strong>of</strong> gang involvement 87% 94%<br />
Member <strong>of</strong> a gang* 41% 63%<br />
Participation in outside activities in the last four weeks (not including B&GC)<br />
0 35% 31%<br />
1 33% 14%<br />
2 or more 33% 55%<br />
Did you work at a job for pay at all in the past 4 weeks? 40% 54%<br />
Mean number <strong>of</strong> social supportive adults 2.8 2.9<br />
Delinquent Activities<br />
Mean total number <strong>of</strong> delinquent activities in last year 5.2 4.2<br />
Sprayed graffiti or damaged property in past year 26% 34%<br />
Broke into building in past year 26% 22%<br />
Stole something worth more than $50 in past year 40% 32%<br />
Got drunk in past year 59% 48%<br />
Smoked pot in the past year t 63% 45%<br />
Used other drugs in the past year 46% 32%<br />
Carried a weapon in the past year t 63% 45%<br />
Stopped or received warning from the police in the past year 70% 58%<br />
Been arrested and gone to court in the past year 44% 41%<br />
Been on probation in the past year 52% 38%<br />
Been sent to jail or detention center in past year 30% 28%<br />
Neighborhood<br />
Live in a neighborhood where there is gang activity 48% 54%<br />
The people who live on their street are in a gang 33% 39%<br />
There is a lot <strong>of</strong> pressure to join a gang in the neighborhood 20% 21%<br />
There are a lot <strong>of</strong> neighborhood problems because <strong>of</strong> gangs 44% 58%