Table 5.

Correlations between Past 12-Month Use Prevalence Rates for Each Drug and the Proportion of Users Giving Each Reason for Their Use

Reason for Use	Alcohol	Marijuana	Amphetamines	Cocaine
Social/recreational
To have a good time				0.55**
To experiment	−0.89***	−0.71***
To get high	0.83***			0.60***
Because of boredom	−0.80***			−0.59***
To fit in	0.82***	0.73***
Coping with negative affect
To relax	−0.74***		−0.49**
To get away from problems	−0.49**	−0.54**		−0.51**
Because of anger/frustration				−0.54**
Compulsive use
To get through the day	−0.72***
Because I am hooked	−0.75***		−0.53**	−0.51**

Note: Data aggregated to the year level, resulting in an N of 30. Correlations with barbiturates and heroin not investigated due to the short time periods in which reasons for use of these substances were asked. No significant correlations found for LSD, tranquilizers or narcotics other than heroin. Only correlations significant at p<.01 or lower reported.

^**p<.01;

^***p<.001