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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jul 8.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Circumpolar Health. 2007 Dec;66(5):425–436. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v66i5.18314

Table III.

30-day use of harmful legal products by Alaskan pre-adolescents (weighted data).

Variable Group (n) Overall use Inhalants Over-the-counter medications Common household products Prescription drugs without a prescription
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