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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2010 Oct 7;36(1-2):116–124. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.09.005

Table 1. Sample Descriptives.

Mean or % SE Range

Outcomes
 Any past 30-day marijuana use (N=332,586) 15.5 0.179 0,1
 Any past 30-day IOTMa use (N=327,925) 7.5 0.095 0,1
 Any disapproval of using marijuana regularly (N=291,524) 84.3 0.157 0,1
 Perceive great risk in using marijuana regularly (N=318,616) 67.3 0.238 0,1
 Perceived ability to obtain marijuana fairly easy/easy (N=278,933) 72.3 0.379 0,1
 Recall anti-drug ads on TV or radio at least weekly (N=141,544) 63.7 0.276 0,1
Anti-Drug Ad Exposureb
 Total anti-drug advertising (1995-2006; N=337,918) 33.9 0.311 0.6-89.4
 ONDCP tag-line advertising (1999-2006; N=309,190) 3.3 0.076 0.0-17.9
 Partnership tag-line advertising (1995-2006; N=337,918) 9.9 0.175 0.0-67.7
 Both ONDCP/Partnership tag-line advertising (1999-2006; N=309,190) 19.7 0.289 0.0-49.6
 Non-marijuana-focused advertising (1999-2006; N=227,836) 19.2 0.186 4.8-50.2
 Marijuana-focused advertising (1999-2006; N=227,836) 19.4 0.233 4.4-49.0
Control variables (N=337,918)
 Male 47.5 0.194 0,1
 Grade
  8th 35.7 0.933 0,1
  10th 33.7 0.951 0,1
  12th 30.6 0.908 0,1
 Race/ethnicity
  African American 11.4 0.353 0,1
  Hispanic 10.6 0.328 0,1
  Other 13.4 0.237 0,1
  White 64.6 0.546 0,1
 GPAc 6.2 0.013 1-9
 Likely graduate from college 87.0 0.187 0,1
 At least one parent has college degree 72.3 0.311 0,1
 Any truancy (past 4 weeks) 19.4 0.250 0,1
 3+ nights out per week for recreation 43.9 0.213 0,1
 Earned and other incomed 28.5 0.251 0.0-166.3
 Region
  Midwest 25.3 0.860 0,1
  Northeast 21.9 0.773 0,1
  South 32.5 0.943 0,1
  West 20.2 0.804 0,1

Notes: Weighted Ns provided in parentheses. Final sample defined as cases with valid data on total advertising, at least one outcome, and all noted control measures.

a

IOTM = illicit drugs other than marijuana. For 12th graders, this includes LSD, other hallucinogens, crack, other cocaine, heroin and/or any use of other narcotics, amphetamines, sedatives, or tranquilizers not taken under a doctor's orders. For 8th and 10th graders, the use of other narcotics and sedatives has been excluded.

b

All anti-drug advertising measures represent mean number of times advertising was seen by 100% of youth aged 12-17 in each market area in the six months preceding MTF survey administration.

c

Grade point average measured using a 9-item scale where a mean of 6.2 indicates a B (1=D or below, 2=C−, 3=C, 4=C+, 5=B−, 6=B, 7=B+, 8=A−, 9=A)

d

Individual earned and other income adjusted for the CPI82-84.