Table 2.

Prevalence Rates of Substance Use and Problems Related to Substance Use Among Asian Canadian Adolescents by Sexual Orientation

	Heterosexual	Mostly Heterosexual	Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual	χ2 (2)
Male, %	(n = 25,007)	(n = 1,385)	(n = 509)
Ever used alcohol	41.9	44.5	60.1	70.77**
Used alcohol on 3 or more days in the past 30 daysa	22.8	17.9	16.3	14.75*
Binge drinking in the past 30 daysa	29.6	25.0	28.5	5.88
Ever used marijuana	18.7	14.0	41.3	188.07**
Ever used any drug other than marijuana	14.6	16.1	25.9	52.06**
Used alcohol or drugs in the past year	35.5	38.1	47.3	33.89**
1 or more problems related to substance use in the past yearb	36.0	37.2	35.7	0.32
Female, %	(n =21,234)	(n =2,187)	(n = 1,027)
Ever used alcohol	38.0	51.7	54.7	252.58**
Used alcohol on 3 or more days in the past 30 daysa	21.9	30.0	24.4	37.46**
Binge drinking in the past 30 daysa	28.0	26.6	28.6	1.18
Ever used marijuana	14.6	27.0	21.0	242.98**
Ever used any drug other than marijuana	15.0	36.7	33.9	824.23**
Used alcohol or drugs in the past year	33.0	42.1	44.7	125.11**
1 or more problems related to substance use in the past yearb	38.2	53.5	28.8	99.17**

Note. All data were weighted.

^aAmong those who had ever used alcohol

^bAmong those who used alcohol or drugs in the past year

^*p < 0.01.

^**p < 0.001.