Table 3 Demographic Profile of Students...

Table 3

Demographic Profile of Students with Matched Pre-Survey and Post-Survey Scores (N = 995)

	Character Education Students (N = 840)		Comparison Students (N = 155)
Characteristic	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Gender
Male	379	45.8	107	70.9
Female	449	54.2	44	29.1
Ethnicity^a
White	131	15.6	17	11.0
Asian	82	19.8	14	9.0
Black/African American	493	58.7	114	73.5
American Indian	36	4.3	4	2.6
Hispanic/Latino	132	15.7	15	9.7
Other	66	7.9	9	5.8
Language Spoken at Home
English	684	84.7	136	88.3
Spanish	49	6.1	4	2.6
Korean	5	0.6	0	0.0
Chinese	12	1.5	1	0.6
Other	57	7.1	13	8.4
Grades^a
Mostly As	136	16.2	35	22.6
Mostly Bs	420	50.0	81	52.3
Mostly Cs	338	40.2	50	32.3
Mostly Ds	47	5.6	5	3.2
Mostly Fs	11	1.3	1	0.6

	Character Education Students (N = 840)		Comparison Students (N = 155)
Characteristic	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Gender
Male	379	45.8	107	70.9
Female	449	54.2	44	29.1
Ethnicity^a
White	131	15.6	17	11.0
Asian	82	19.8	14	9.0
Black/African American	493	58.7	114	73.5
American Indian	36	4.3	4	2.6
Hispanic/Latino	132	15.7	15	9.7
Other	66	7.9	9	5.8
Language Spoken at Home
English	684	84.7	136	88.3
Spanish	49	6.1	4	2.6
Korean	5	0.6	0	0.0
Chinese	12	1.5	1	0.6
Other	57	7.1	13	8.4
Grades^a
Mostly As	136	16.2	35	22.6
Mostly Bs	420	50.0	81	52.3
Mostly Cs	338	40.2	50	32.3
Mostly Ds	47	5.6	5	3.2
Mostly Fs	11	1.3	1	0.6

^aPercentages do not sum to 100 because respondents could select more than one answer and some students did not respond. Responses are from pre-surveys given in the fall of 2005. Percentages are calculated by using all valid responses.

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