Table 1.
Measure | na | Women Mean (SD) or % | Men Mean (SD) or % | Total Mean (SD) or % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Survey measure | ||||
No. drinks/weekb | 3,501 | 2.52 (6.17) | 4.56 (9.16) | 3.56 (7.90) |
Alcohol misuse indexb | 3,543 | 2.42 (3.17) | 3.00 (3.95) | 2.71 (3.60) |
Smoke cigarettes | 3,450 | 46.7% | 41.4% | 44.3% |
Smoke marijuanac | 3,431 | 29.5% | 33.2% | 31.4% |
Peer alcohol involvement index | 3,210 | 5.07 (2.45) | 5.23 (2.54) | 5.15 (2.50) |
Parents indifferent/approve teen alcohol use | 3,533 | 11.9% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
Easy access to alcoholc | 3,551 | 89.6% | 92.0% | 90.8% |
Driver history measures | ||||
No. offensesb | 3,607 | 0.92 (1.29) | 2.02 (2.34) | 1.47 (1.98) |
No. serious offensesb | 3,607 | 0.23 (0.53) | 0.60 (0.97) | 0.42 (0.81) |
No. crashesb | 3,607 | 0.54 (0.77) | 0.77 (0.95) | 0.66 (0.87) |
No. SV crashesb | 3,607 | 0.05 (0.23) | 0.09 (0.31) | 0.07 (0.27) |
Notes: SV = single vehicle.
Smaller n's reflect missing survey data
gender difference significant at α = .01
gender difference significant at α = .05.