Hawaii's cultural and environmental setting presents a unique arena for studying the effects of race and family influence on runaways. Race, family status and sex data were collected from Oahu's runaway youth facility. Chi squares were used to determine if the three variables influenced the development of chronic runaways. Both race and family status were determined to be significantly related, while sex was not found to be a relevant factor. The interaction of race and family status was also tested. The only statistically significant interaction was found to be among Hawaiian/part-Hawaiian runaways from single-parent families.
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