Table 1.
| a Distribution of Substance Use Indicators and Academic Standing Indicators by Gender (481 Males and 465 Females) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male % |
Female % |
Male % |
Female % |
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| Academic standing | Substance use | ||||
| English | Cigarettes | ||||
| Failing | 6 | 4 | Not consumed | 65 | 64 |
| Below average | 16 | 14 | Consumed | 35 | 36 |
| Average | 59 | 59 | Alcohol | ||
| Above average | 19 | 23 | Not consumed | 54 | 58 |
| History | Consumed | 46 | 42 | ||
| Failing | 4 | 3 | Marijuana* | ||
| Below average | 17 | 14 | Not consumed | 84 | 89 |
| Average | 55 | 60 | Consumed | 16 | 11 |
| Above average | 25 | 23 | |||
| Math* | |||||
| Failing | 10 | 9 | |||
| Below average | 18 | 24 | |||
| Average | 46 | 48 | |||
| Above average | 26 | 19 | |||
| Science | |||||
| Failing | 4 | 3 | |||
| Below average | 12 | 15 | |||
| Average | 58 | 59 | |||
| Above average | 26 | 23 | |||
| b Distribution of Birth Order and Mean and Standard Deviation for Age by Gender (481 Males and 465 Females) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male % |
Female % |
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| Birth order | |||||
| Research expedient | |||||
| Only | 7 | 10 | |||
| First | 30 | 28 | |||
| Middle | 28 | 26 | |||
| Youngest | 35 | 37 | |||
| Adler | |||||
| Only | 7 | 10 | |||
| First | 30 | 28 | |||
| Second | 34 | 33 | |||
| Middle | 11 | 9 | |||
| Youngest | 18 | 20 | |||
| Family size | |||||
| Only Child | 7 | 10 | |||
| First of small family | 20 | 17 | |||
| First of medium/large family | 11 | 11 | |||
| Second of small family | 17 | 16 | |||
| Second of medium/large family | 17 | 17 | |||
| Third order with at least one younger sibling | 11 | 9 | |||
| Youngest med family | 18 | 20 | |||
| Age | |||||
| Mean | 14.29 | 14.36 | |||
| Std. dev. | 1.43 | 1.41 | |||
*
gender differences p<0.05.