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64 <strong>Targeted</strong> <strong>Outreach</strong><br />

Table B.1, continued<br />

Comparison <strong>of</strong> Target Youth and Comparison Youth on Select Characteristics<br />

Intervention Clubs<br />

Area <strong>of</strong> Interest Comparison Youth Intervention Youth<br />

Gang activities<br />

Hung out in the same place as gang members in the last year 67% 73%<br />

Wore gang colors on purpose in the past year 41% 55%<br />

Hung out with gang members in the past year 74% 65%<br />

Stolen with gang members in the past year 33% 30%<br />

Flashed gang signs in the past year 43% 50%<br />

Attacked people in gang related fights in the past year 28% 42%<br />

Been attacked in a gang related fight in the past year 30% 35%<br />

Drunk alcohol or got high with gang members in the past year 41% 36%<br />

Vandalized with gang members in the past year 33% 27%<br />

In the last year, done at least one gang activity 87% 79%<br />

School<br />

Have ever been suspended 73% 83%<br />

Skipped school in the past four weeks t 70% 52%<br />

Cut class in the past four weeks 40% 34%<br />

Got mostly Cs or lower on last report card t 52% 69%<br />

Not in school 2% 9%<br />

Family<br />

Has a family member in a gang 61% 65%<br />

Moved in the past year:<br />

0 times 47% 41%<br />

1 time 27% 20%<br />

2 or more times 27% 39%<br />

Experienced more than two stressful life events during the year between<br />

the baseline and follow-up surveys 67% 59%<br />

Had a loved one die during the year between the baseline and follow-up surveys 48% 42%<br />

Peers<br />

Mean number <strong>of</strong> positive peers 1.9 1.8<br />

Mean number <strong>of</strong> negative peers 1.2 1.2<br />

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