Table 4.
Parent Reported Parent-Child Communication Measures Predicting Youth Marijuana Initiation
| Explanatory Variable | Talked About Drugs | Family Rules about Drugs | Consequences of Drugs | Media and Drugs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | |
| Talked with child about drugs in past 6 months: lagged | 1.11 | 1.03 | ||||||
| Talked with child about family rules about drugs: lagged | 1.20* | 1.13 | ||||||
| Talked with child about consequences of drugs: lagged | 1.10 | 1.09 | ||||||
| Talked with child about drugs (TV and media): lagged | 0.90 | 0.91 | ||||||
| Male | 0.87* | 0.92 | 0.88* | 0.92 | 0.88* | 0.92 | 0.88* | 0.92 |
| Race/ethnicity of surveyed parent (ref = white) | ||||||||
| Black | 0.84 | 0.94 | 0.82 | 0.92 | 0.83 | 0.93 | 0.84 | 0.94 |
| Hispanic | 1.04 | 0.89 | 1.03 | 0.88 | 1.04 | 0.88 | 1.05 | 0.89 |
| Other race | 0.98 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 1.01 |
| Highest education of either parent (ref = <high school/dropout) | ||||||||
| High school degree | 0.96 | 1.01 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 1.01 |
| College graduate | 0.82 | 0.99 | 0.82 | 0.99 | 0.82 | 0.99 | 0.83 | 0.99 |
| Household income (ref = <$25K) | 0.91 | 0.91 | ||||||
| Income: ≥ $25 and <$50K | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.9 | 0.90 | ||
| Income: ≥ $50 and <$75K | 0.81 | 0.75* | 0.81 | 0.75* | 0.81 | 0.75* | 0.8 | 0.74* |
| Income: ≥ $75K | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.8 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.81 |
| Income: missing | 0.60 | 0.78 | 0.59 | 0.78 | 0.60 | 0.78 | 0.59 | 0.77 |
| Family feeling of togetherness: lagged | 0.87 | 0.95 | 0.86 | 0.94 | 0.87 | 0.95 | 0.87 | 0.96 |
| Enjoy being with parents: lagged | 0.77*** | 0.77** | 0.78** | 0.77** | 0.77** | 0.77** | 0.77*** | 0.77** |
| Fight/argue with family: lagged | 1.57*** | 1.15 | 1.58*** | 1.15 | 1.58*** | 1.15 | 1.57*** | 1.15 |
| Youth monitoring behavior scale: lagged | 0.65*** | 0.81*** | 0.65*** | 0.81*** | 0.65*** | 0.81*** | 0.65*** | 0.81*** |
| Youth exposure to ONDCP ads: lagged | 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 0.95 |
| Other adult sharing parenting | 0.69*** | 0.75*** | 0.69*** | 0.75*** | 0.69*** | 0.75*** | 0.69*** | 0.75*** |
| Parents believe child has used marijuana: lagged | 2.12*** | 1.51 | 2.10*** | 1.50 | 2.11*** | 1.50 | 2.13*** | 1.51 |
| Sensation seeking scale: lagged | 1.65*** | 1.64*** | 1.65*** | 1.65*** | ||||
| Delinquency scale: lagged | 1.50*** | 1.49*** | 1.49*** | 1.50*** | ||||
| Smoked cigarettes in past 30 days: lagged | 2.68*** | 2.67*** | 2.67*** | 2.69*** | ||||
| How often gotten drunk off alcohol in past 12 months: lagged | 2.89*** | 2.88*** | 2.88*** | 2.89*** | ||||
| Ever offered marijuana: lagged | 2.07*** | 2.08*** | 2.07*** | 2.07*** | ||||
| Grade point average: lagged | 0.97*** | 0.97*** | 0.97*** | 0.97*** | ||||
| Parents ever report using marijuana | 1.65*** | 1.56*** | 1.67*** | 1.57*** | 1.67*** | 1.57*** | 1.66*** | 1.57*** |
| N | 13,196 | 10,782 | 13,176 | 10,766 | 13,173 | 10,765 | 13,175 | 10,765 |
*
p<0.10
**
p<0.05
***
p<0.01