Table 1

Characteristics of teens and parents‡ in dyads assigned to the intervention arm of the TDP randomised trial

Teen characteristics*n=107
Age, years; median (IQR)16.2 (16.1, 16.5)
Behind-the-wheel practice hours at enrolment, median (IQR)2.0 (0.5, 3.0)
Gender (number (%))
 Male47 (43.9)
Race (number (%))
 Black or African–American5 (4.7)
 White97 (90.6)
 Other/multiple race5 (4.7)
Ethnicity (number (%))
 Non-Hispanic104 (97.2)
 Hispanic2 (1.9)
 Unsure/refused1 (1.0)
Parent characteristics†
Relation to teen (number (%))
 Mother80 (74.8)
Previous experience teaching a teen to drive (number (%))
 Yes46 (44.7)
 No57 (55.3)
 Missing4
Marital status (number (%))
 Not married9 (8.4)
 Married98 (91.6)
Education (number (%))
 Some college or less32 (29.9)
 College graduate48 (44.9)
 Graduate degree27 (25.2)
Internet/email home use (number (%))
 Several times a day83 (77.6)
 About once a day16 (14.9)
 3–5 days a week5 (4.7)
 1–2 days a week or fewer3 (2.8)
Internet/email work use (number (%))
 Several times a day74 (71.1)
 About once a day4 (3.9)
 3–5 days a week2 (1.9)
 1–2 days a week or fewer24 (23.1)
 Missing3
  • *Reported by teen.

  • †Reported by parent.

  • ‡Denominator for percent excludes missing data. Due to rounding, percent may not sum to 100%.

  • TDP, TeenDrivingPlan.