Table I.
Characteristics of the total sample and youth who use, abuse, or are dependent on ALCOHOL
| Characteristics | Total Sample n (%) |
Alcohol Use n (%) |
Alcohol Abuse n (%) |
Alcohol Dependence n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol Use | 36 (19.5) | 36 (19.5) | 113 (61.1) | χ 2 | |
|
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| Gender | .34 | ||||
| Male | 125 (67.6) | 23(63.8) | 24 (66.6) | 78 (69.0) | |
| Female | 60 (32.4) | 13(36.1) | 12 (33.3) | 35 (30.9) | |
| Ethnicity | 6.16 | ||||
| White/not Latino |
125 (67.6) | 20(55.5) | 27 (75.0) | 78 (69.0) | |
| Black/not Latino |
3(1.6) | 1 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.7) | |
| Latino | 8 (4.3) | 2 (5.5) | 2 (5.5) | 4 (3.5) | |
| American Indian |
4 (2.16) | 2 (5.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.7) | |
| Other/Mixed | 44 (23.8) | 11 (30.5) | 7 (19.4) | 26 (23.0) | |
| School Status | .11 | ||||
| Quit/dropped | 85 (45.9) | 16 (44.4) | 16 (44.44) | 53 (46.9) | |
| Enrolled/ graduated |
100 (54.1) | 20 (55.5) | 20 (55.5) | 60(53.1) | |
|
Drug used most |
9.65 | ||||
| Marijuana | 133 (71.9) | 28 (77.7) | 30 (83.3) | 75 (66.3) | |
| Opiates | 25 (13.5) | 3(8.3) | 3 (8.3) | 19 (16.8) | |
| LSD/ hallucinogens |
7 (3.8) | 5 (13.8) | 1 (2.7) | 1 (0.8) | |
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| Mean (±SD) |
Mean (±SD) |
Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | F | |
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| Age of youth | 20.8 (± 1.6) | 20.86 (± 1.7) |
20.44 (± 1.8) | 20.85 (± 1.6) | .89 |
| # days drank alcohol past month |
16.63 (±12.4) |
4.03 (±7.5) | 14.78 (±10.8) | 21.24 (±11.1) | 37.80*** |
| # days used marijuana past month |
18.16 (±12.7) |
16.69 (±13.5) |
21.08 (±11.2) | 17.69 (±12.9) | 1.27 |
*
p≤.05
**
p≤.01
***
p≤.001