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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 16.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Use Misuse. 2009;44(8):1101–1120. doi: 10.1080/10826080802490055

Table 2.

Ethnic Differences in the Context of Methamphetamine Use (N = 402)

Context or Motivation Latino African American Caucasian Test Statistic p-value
Use methamphetamine alone 53.4% 37.2% 63.7% χ2 = 22.2 p < .001
Use methamphetamine with a family member 32.8% 12.4% 12.6% χ2 = 15.6 p < .001
Use methamphetamine with a dealer 60.3% 37.2% 67.6% χ2 = 29.8 p < .001
Use methamphetamine to “get more energy” 34.5% 18.2% 32.7% χ2 = 9.3 p < .01
Can't function without methamphetamine 3.4% 1.7% 10.0% χ2 = 10.0 p < .01