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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of adolescents by sex

From: Adverse life events and delinquent behavior among Kenyan adolescents: a cross-sectional study on the protective role of parental monitoring, religiosity, and self-esteem

 

Male n = 1,566

Female n = 1,498

Total N = 3,064

 

%

%

%

Currently attending school (χ2 (1, N=3,063) = 15.39)*

   

     Yes

74.3

67.9

71.2

     No

25.7

32.1

28.8

Residence (χ2 (1, N=3,060) = 0.32)

   

     Korogocho

50.3

51.3

50.8

     Viwandani

49.7

48.7

49.2

Religious affiliation (χ2 (6, N=3,061) = 53.38)*

   

     Catholic

27.7

27.5

27.6

     Protestant

21.4

22.1

21.7

     Pentecostal

19.2

26.1

22.6

     Other Christian

2.9

2.9

2.9

     Muslim

13.4

11.9

12.6

     No religion

10.7

4.7

7.7

     Other

4.7

4.8

4.8

Mean delinquency (SD) (t = 9.34; df = 3,062)*, a

0.10 (0.66)

-0.09 (0.43)

0.00 (0.57)

Raw delinquency (t = 10.25; df = 3,062)*

0.25 (0.32)

0.15 (0.23)

0.20 (0.28)

Mean parental monitoring (SD) (t = -5.68; df = 3,014)* a

-0.09 (0.87)

0.09 (0.89)

0.00 (0.88)

Raw parental monitoring (t = -5.69; df = 3,014)*

2.15 (0.83)

2.33 (0.84)

2.24 (0.84)

Mean religiosity (SD) (t = -7.53; df = 3,056)*, a

-0.12 (1.01)

0.12 (0.73)

0.00 (0.89)

Raw religiosity (t = -7.58; df = 3,056)*

3.08 (1.17)

3.36 (0.85)

3.21 (1.03)

Mean esteem (SD) (t = -0.52; df = 3,061)a

-0.01 (0.64)

0.01 (0.61)

0.00 (0.63)

Raw esteem (t = -0.56; df = 3,061)

-1.55 (0.44)

-1.54 (0.41)

-1.55 (0.42)

  1. *p < 0.05 for sex differences based on chi-square tests (categorical variables) and t-tests (continuous variables).
  2. aIndices generated from standardized (mean equal to zero and standard deviation equal to one) values of individual items all scored in the positive direction. Number of items in scales: delinquency (9 items); religiosity (5 items); parental monitoring (9 items); self-esteem (5 items).