The interest
rate on a CD is higher than on a savings account because the investor, in exchange for receiving a guaranteed
rate of return, commits to a
specified period of time (the «term»)
during which he will not withdraw his investment.
Assessments conducted at earlier phases are
specified in previous articles.7, 8 At the 15 - year follow - up assessment, adolescents completed interviews that measured whether they had been adjudicated a person in need
of supervision (PINS) resulting from incorrigible behavior such as recurrent truancy or destroying parents» property; their frequency
of running away from home; and the number
of times they had been stopped by the police, arrested, convicted
of a crime or
of probation violations, and sent to youth correctional facilities.14 They also reported on their disruptive behavior in school; number
of school suspensions; delinquent and aggressive behavior outside school; experience
of sexual intercourse;
rates of pregnancy; lifetime number
of sexual partners; and frequency
of using cigarettes, alcohol, and illegal drugs
during the 6 - month
period prior to the 15 - year interview.15