Table 1. Description of demographics, risk factors, and DUI among Hispanic adolescents (age 15), by nativity status.
| Total | Immigrant | US-born | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion | Proportion | F | p | |||||
| Men | 1734 | .50 | .189 | .311 | 0 | 1 | -0.49 | .623 |
| Mexican1 | 1734 | .583 | .205 | .379 | 0 | 1 | 1.19 | .238 |
| Cuban1 | 1734 | .050 | .016 | .033 | 0 | 1 | 0.36 | .719 |
| Puerto Rican1 | 1734 | .114 | .026 | .092* | 0 | 1 | 3.19 | <.001 |
| Central American1 | 1734 | .123 | .076* | .047 | 0 | 1 | -2.73 | .007 |
| Other1 | 1734 | .130 | .050 | .080 | 0 | 1 | -0.27 | .788 |
| 1st generation Immigrant | 1732 | -- | .370 | -- | 0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2nd generation US-born | 1732 | -- | -- | .195 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 3rd + generation US-born | 1732 | -- | -- | .435 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Spanish at home | 1711 | .412 | .235* | .179 | 0 | 1 | 52.51 | <.001 |
| Ever drive drunk | 1730 | .043 | .011 | .032 | 0 | 1 | 1.63 | .107 |
| Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | t | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 1734 | 15.11 (.225) | 15.47* (.277) | 14.90 (.209) | 11 | 20 | -3.11 | .002 |
| Alcohol use2 | 1728 | 1.52 (.094) | 1.22 (.113) | 1.69* (.116) | 0 | 7 | 3.46 | .001 |
| Marijuana use | 1710 | .275 (.025) | .215 (.033) | .310* (.030) | 0 | 1 | 2.34 | .021 |
| Other drugs | 1709 | .080 (.011) | .065 (.015) | .089 (.014) | 0 | 1 | 1.34 | .184 |
| Drunk at school | 1730 | .059 (.010) | .049 (.013) | .066 (.013) | 0 | 1 | 1.12 | .266 |
| Leave home2 | 1705 | .442 (.031) | .411 (.034) | .461 (.040) | 0 | 2 | 1.05 | .294 |
| Group Fight2 | 1715 | .358 (.020) | .304 (.023) | .389 (.032) | 0 | 2 | 1.71 | .090 |
| Parental involvement3 | 1728 | 5.59 (.163) | 5.50 (.230) | 5.64 (.212) | 0 | 19 | 0.45 | .651 |
| Peer alcohol use22 | 1692 | 1.00 (.067) | .889 (.078) | 1.07* (.080) | 0 | 3 | 2.01 | .047 |
| Peer marijuana use2 | 1696 | .613 (.055) | .496 (.061) | 0.68* (.062) | 0 | 3 | 2.89 | .005 |
| School connectedness3 | 1699 | 21.64 (.201) | 22.15* (.286) | 21.35 (.203) | 6 | 33 | -3.04 | .003 |
| Safe Neighborhood | 1715 | .835 (.015) | .822 (.024) | .842 (.015) | 0 | 1 | 0.81 | .419 |
| Seatbelt use3 | 1734 | 3.08 (.073) | 3.15 (.089) | 3.04 (.091) | 0 | 4 | -0.93 | .355 |
| Miles driven2 | 1731 | 1.17 (.074) | 1.10 (.093) | 1.21 (.077) | 0 | 4 | 1.43 | .156 |
| Valid driver's license | 1734 | .140 (.020) | .147 (.027) | .136 (.023) | 0 | 1 | -0.37 | .709 |
1
Each group was compared to all other groups as the reference group.
2
Higher values represent more risk.
3
Higher values represent less risk.