Table III.
Variable | Group (n) | Overall use | Inhalants | Over-the-counter medications | Common household products | Prescription drugs without a prescription | ||||||||||
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n | % | χ2 | n | % | χ2 | n | % | χ2 | n | % | χ2 | n | % | χ2 | ||
Grade | 5 | 118 | 5.9 | .87 | 90 | 1.1 | 1.03 | 93 | 5.4 | 4.36 | 90 | 2.2 | .33 | 94 | 1.1 | 2.72 |
6 | 172 | 6.4 | 163 | 2.5 | 163 | 1.8 | 164 | 3.0 | 164 | .6 | ||||||
7 | 105 | 3.8 | 100 | 1.0 | 101 | 1.0 | 100 | 2.0 | 99 | 3.0 | ||||||
Gender | Females | 213 | 6.1 | .14 | 186 | 2.2 | .04 | 186 | 4.3 | 4.70* | 187 | 2.7 | .66 | 184 | 1.6 | .11 |
Males | 173 | 5.2 | 161 | 1.9 | 163 | .6 | 160 | 3.1 | 165 | 1.2 | ||||||
Ethnicity | Alaska | |||||||||||||||
Natives | 78 | 5.1 | .14 | 74 | 4.1 | 4.49 | 74 | 2.7 | .49 | 73 | 1.4 | .73 | 74 | 0 | 2.30 | |
White | 188 | 5.3 | 164 | 1.8 | 166 | 3.0 | 164 | 3.0 | 168 | 1.2 | ||||||
Other 1 | 130 | 6.2 | 116 | 0 | 117 | 1.7 | 118 | 3.4 | 115 | 2.8 |
Note: p<.05
Note: “Other” ethnicity includes Asian and Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, African Americans and mixed race