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. 2023 Mar 22;7:100149. doi: 10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100149

Table 3.

Bivariable correlates of reporting an adverse effect from use of alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, or ecstasy.

Alcohol (n = 1523)
Cannabis (n = 1129)
Cocaine (n = 411)
Ecstasy (n = 367)
No % Yes % No % Yes % No % Yes % No % Yes %
Age—Mean (SD) 27.0 (5.9) 25.7 (5.0)c 26.7 (5.6) 24.5 (4.2)c 26.8 (5.3) 26.3 (5.1) 27.6 (5.3) 25.5 (4.3)b
Sex
 Male 56.1 50.8 56.5 47.6a 58.3 68.8 64.7 60.0
 Female 43.9 49.2 43.5 52.4 41.7 31.3 35.3 40.0
Race/Ethnicity
 White 50.8 50.1 50.5 46.4a 58.3 46.3 51.3 43.6
 Black 7.4 7.1 8.2 8.9 4.5 6.3 3.9 3.6
 Hispanic 18.6 19.5 18.9 18.5 13.6 21.3 21.5 27.3
 Asian 14.3 14.5 12.8 20.8 14.2 12.5 15.4 12.7
 Other/Mixed 9.0 8.8 9.6 5.4 9.4 13.8 8.0 12.7
Education
 ≥College Degree 70.9 69.4 68.8 62.5 74.3 62.5a 71.5 61.8
 <College Degree 29.1 30.6 31.2 37.5 25.7 37.5 28.5 38.2
Sexual Orientation
 Heterosexual 66.7 63.9b 64.4 60.7 59.8 66.3 61.2 63.6
 Gay/Lesbian 16.2 12.1 14.5 13.7 15.1 16.3 18.6 21.8
 Bisexual 14.1 18.8 16.7 20.2 21.2 13.8 17.0 12.7
 Other 3.0 5.2 4.5 5.4 3.9 3.8 3.2 1.8
Party Attendance
 Never /1–2 Times Per Year 18.4 16.2 15.3 13.1 8.8 6.3 7.7 7.3
 Every Few Months 24.1 23.3 23.9 24.4 17.2 20.0 16.4 18..2
 Monthly 19.3 19.7 20.4 17.9 19.0 13.8 20.8 12.7
 Every Other Week 19.6 20.9 20.1 26.2 24.2 21.3 25.3 27.3
 Every Week or More Often 18.6 20.0 20.3 18.5 30.8 38.8 29.8 34.6
Past-Month Drug Use
 0–2 Drugs 51.9 53.4 39.7 53.0b 6.3 17.5a 8.3 16.4
 3–4 Drugs 31.5 31.6 39.9 25.6 46.2 41.3 45.5 41.8
 5–6 Drugs 11.6 10.5 14.3 14.9 32.9 28.8 30.1 29.1
 ≥7 Drugs 4.8 4.5 6.2 6.6 14.5 12.5 15.1 12.7
Where Surveyed
 Nightclub 85.9 87.9 86.0 89.9 92.2 90.0 85.3 81.8
 Festival 14.1 12.1 14.0 10.1 7.8 10.0 14.7 18.2

Note. SD = standard deviation.

a

< 0.05.

b

p < 0.01.

c

p < 0.001.